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Heinrich A. Rattermann Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Heinrich A. Rattermann Collection, 1732-1923View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates:1840-1914

Collection identifier: 210

Primary Creator: Rattermann, Heinrich (1832-1923)

Extent: 19.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Subjects: Education, German Americans, Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891, Journalism, Korner, Gustav Philipp, 1809-1896, Military, Ohio--Cincinnatti, Rattermann, H. A. (Heinrich Armin), 1832-1923, Schools, Seidensticker, Oswald, 1825-1894, Teaching, United States--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States--Politics and government

Forms of Material: Collected materials

Languages: English, German, Portuguese, Dutch;Flemish

Abstract

This collection contains materials from the collection of Heinrich A. Rattermann, separated into four groups: Ratterman’s papers, the works submitted to him for publication, the additional collections that Ratterman acquired, and published materials. This collection also includes supplemental material.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection includes materials on Rattermann’s life; the editing of his journals; German cultural and political activities in America; and on German impact on America. The materials are separated into four groups: Ratterman’s papers, the works submitted to him for publication, the additional collections that Ratterman acquired, and published materials. Ratterman’s papers include his correspondence, literary and musical works, business, financial, and legal papers, scrapbooks, and other papers. Works submitted to Ratterman include poems, essays, biographical sketches, and biographies. Additional collections that Ratterman acquired were primarily related to German activities in America. These included significant bodies of papers or correspondence of individuals including Arnold Henry Dohrman, Gustav Körner, Augustus Moor, Henry Roedter, and Oswald Seidensticker. The published materials consist of publications by state and local organizations. They also include national and foreign newspapers and periodicals.

In addition, the collection contains other groups of papers and correspondence which provide information on many other German American figures, especially authors, poets, and historians. This collection also includes supplemental material transferred to the Illinois History and Lincoln Collection in 2009 and 2023.

Collection Historical Note

Heinrich Armin Rattermann (1832-1923) was a German American journalist, poet, historian, businessman, and editor from Cincinnati, Ohio. He emigrated from Germany at fourteen, arriving in Cincinnati in 1846. Rattermann devoted his life to the history of German Americans, particularly those in the Midwest, and played a central role in nineteenth-century German American cultural affairs.

Subject/Index Terms

Education
German Americans
Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891
Journalism
Korner, Gustav Philipp, 1809-1896
Military
Ohio--Cincinnatti
Rattermann, H. A. (Heinrich Armin), 1832-1923
Schools
Seidensticker, Oswald, 1825-1894
Teaching
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Politics and government

Administrative Information

Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Alternate Extent Statement: 2 microfilm reels

Acquisition Source: The Library purchased the Heinrich A. Rattermann Collection in 1915. Supplemental material was transferred to the Illinois History and Lincoln Collection from Indiana University in 2009 and from the University of Illinois’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library in 2023.

Other Note: Supplement detailed list of contents: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/rattermann-supplement.pdf

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/rattermann.pdf

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