Finding aid for the Schramm family papers 6061
Natalie Camacho
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
German
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Schramm family papers
creator:
Schramm family
Identifier/Call Number: 6061
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1920-circa 1950s
Abstract: This collection contains the documents of the Schramm family, a family of Bessarabian Germans who were moved to German territory
during World War II. The documents include pre-war military papers; resettlement documents; naturalization and employment
papers; and some letters, including personal correspondence.
The Bessarabia Germans lived in the Russian land of Bessarabia between 1814 and 1940. Because of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
in 1939, ethnic Germans, including the Bessarabia Germans, were relocated to Germany and German-occupied territories in order
to fulfill the Nazi idea of Lebensraum.
This collection contains the documents of the Schramm family, a family of Bessarabian Germans who were moved to German territory
during World War II. The earlier documents include photographs and Romanian military papers. Many of the documents pertain
to the family's resettlement in Germany and include the family's naturalization form and employment papers. There is a letter
from the German military informing the Schramm family that one of their members was killed in action. Much of the collection
consists of postwar documents. These documents include correspondence and insurance identifications. Some of the more personal
documents include a card expressing condolences and an engagement announcement.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Purchased from Eric Chaim Kline, April 19, 2014.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Schramm family papers, Collection no. 6061, [Repository], Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Germans -- Bessarabia (Moldova and Ukraine) -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Letters
Printed ephemera
Legal documents
Schramm family
Schramm family -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 2
Box 1, Folder 3
Box 1, Folder 4
Resettlement documents 1941-1944, undated
Resettlement programs began in 1939 as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. They were put in place in order to encourage
or force the Volksdeutsche (ethnic Germans living abroad) to return to their homeland. Resettlement of the Bessarabian Germans
began in 1940. The Volksdeutsche were first put in camps while they were racially evaluated. Once they passed inspection they
were given territory and property taken from expelled Poles.
Various documents regarding the resettlement of the Schramm family; Camp passports; documentation of property confiscated
from Poles that was granted to the Schramm family.
Box 1, Folder 5
Box 1, Folder 6
Box 1, Folder 7
Box 1, Folder 8
Postcard to Gotthilf Schramm 1943-05
Box 1, Folder 9
Box 1, Folder 10
Box 1, Folder 11
Box 1, Folder 12
Box 1, Folder 13
Box 1, Folder 14
Peasants Mutual Aid Association membership card 1947-1948
Card belonging to Gotthilf Schramm proving that he was a member of the Peasants Mutual Aid Association from 1947 to 1948.
The Peasants Mutual Aid Association (Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe) was an East German organization for peasants
and farmers. It was founded in the post-World War II period.
Box 1, Folder 13
Box 1, Folder 16
Box 1, Folder 17
Box 1, Folder 18
Box 1, Folder 19
Page from book about Count Zeppelin undated