Arleth Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: A3139

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists primarily of Arleth family correspondence, mostly letters of Frederick “Fritz” Arleth Jr. to his wife, Christina, and letters of Minnie (Mina) Hieber to her sister Mrs. Christina Arleth. (These letters are in German, and English translations appear at the bottom of this finding aid.) The collection also includes receipts, promissory notes, statements, and accounts mostly of Christopher F. Arleth while in St. Louis.

Dates

1869-1940
Majority of material found within 1869-1881

Creator

Arleth family (Creator, Family)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

Frederick “Fritz” Arleth Jr., the son of Frederick and Louisa Arleth, was born October 19, 1835, in Prussia and married Christina Barbara Hieber, a native of Wurtemburg, on May 24, 1860, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the late 1860s, he moved to St. Louis where his parents had opened a distillery, and his family soon joined him there. Frederick Arleth died February 25, 1872, in St. Louis at age 36. He was buried in Cincinnati. Christina Arleth returned to Cincinnati, where she died February 26, 1917. Christina’s sister Minnie (or Mina) Hieber was born May 20, 1854, in Wurtemburg and died November 6, 1930, in Cincinnati.