Braun-Jung Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 00276

Staff Only
No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Collection of letters and documents of the Braun and Jung families from the 19th and 20th centuries. The earliest documents are a prenuptial agreement, dowry agreement, and will from the middle 1800's (photocopies). The documents are in German, but an English translation accompanies most items. The collection includes a "Familien Stammbuch" or family genealogy book along with two ancestry passports for Gunter Braun and Ernst Jung. They were used to prove familial background in Nazi Germany.

Of note are letters and drawings from Fritz Braun to his granddaughter, Frauke Elber, then aged 5-6 years old. Fritz, a World War I veteran, was drafted into the Nazi Army in 1944 at the age of 52. He was later sent to a "denazification" camp after the fall of the Reich to Allied forces. The dates of those letters range from 1946-1947, written in German with translations, and are filled with detailed drawings of animals, scenery, and flowers.

Related to the collection are two books, "I Remember...A Bridge Too Far" and "The Tall Man in the Dark Suit", both written by Frauke Elber.

Dates

Creation: circa 1850-2018

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.