Guide to the Fritz Nathan (1891-1960)Collection,
1914-2000
AR 1443 / MF
533
Processed by Frank Mecklenburg, reprocessed by Ron Axelrod and Dana Ledger
Leo Baeck Institute
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, N.Y. 10011
Phone: (212) 744-6400
Fax: (212) 988-1305
Email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
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© February 2004. Leo Baeck Institute. All rights reserved.
Center for Jewish History, Publisher.
Machine-readable finding aid created by Dana Ledger as InMagic/ DB Textworks file. 1999. Electronic finding aid converted to EAD 1.0 by Dianne Ritchey Oummia. June 2002. Description is in English.
February 2004. Finding aid was converted to EAD 2002. April 2005. Access points were added.January 2006. Entities removed from EAD finding aid. October 2006. Finding aid was edited and donor restrictions were added by Lea Osborne.
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Nathan, Fritz, 1891-1960 |
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| Title: | Fritz Nathan Collection |
| Dates: | 1914-2000 |
| Abstract: | This collection is comprised of papers belonging to the German architect Fritz Nathan, who emigrated to the United States via Holland in 1940. Nathan designed synagogues, department stores, and houses, among other types of buildings. The collection consists mainly of blueprints and architectural plans, but also includes documents, photographs, negatives, sketches, and drawings. The documents are primarily correspondence, and focus on Fritz Nathan's work, but also contain a large amount of information on restitution for the Nathan family. In addition, the collection contains some papers on Fritz Nathan's family members: Lucie, Otto, and Doris Nathan. |
| Languages: | The collection is in English and German. |
| Quantity: | 21 feet |
| Accession number: | AR 1443 |
| Repository: | Leo Baeck Institute |
Biographical Note
Fritz Nathan was born in Bingen [am Rhein], in the Rhineland, in 1891. He was a graduate of the Institute of Technology of Munich and Darmstadt, and became one of the leading Jewish architects in Germany during the pre-Hitler era. He began working as an architect in 1914, and served in World War I. Nathan emigrated to Holland in 1938, and came to the United States in 1940, where he continued his architectural career.
Among his earlier achievements in Germany, where he became an independent architect in 1922, were the monument in honor of Jewish soldiers at the Weissensee cemetery, the new Jewish cemetery in Frankfurt, the first skyscraper in Mannheim, and a department store in Frankfurt. During his career, he built institutional and business buildings as well as private homes. His architectural work displayed the impact of the modern style popular at that time. In the United States, Nathan was perhaps best known for the Jewish temples he designed, such as the Jewish Community Center in White Plains and the temple of the Congregation Mishkan Israel in New Haven. In addition, he designed many industrial and private buildings, both in Germany and the United States. He died in New York City on November 3, 1960. He was survived by his brother, economist Otto Nathan, wife Lucie Nathan, and daughter Doris Nathan, an architect who began working with her father shortly before his death.
Return to the Top of PageScope and Content Note
The Fritz Nathan Collection consists of 25 linear feet of architectural drawings, drafts, and designs, along with photos and correspondence concerning his business projects as well as private papers and files concerning his restitution case against Germany after World War II. Several of his major projects are documented from early charcoal designs through blue prints to photos of the building in various stages of construction and finally pictures of the finished structure. He kept published articles and accounts of his work from professional journals to clippings in dailies.
The majority of documents in this collection are related to the architectural work of Fritz Nathan. These papers include numerous plans and blueprints, sketches and drawings, photographs, and correspondence concerning his architectural projects. Plans are located in Series III: Architectural Material. Correspondence concerning much of Nathan's work in the United States is located in Series I: Fritz Nathan.
Papers focusing on other members of the Nathan family can be found in Series I, II, and IV. Series I has documents concerning Doris Nathan's study of Fritz Nathan from 1999-2000 and the communism charges brought against Fritz Nathan's brother Otto Nathan in the 1950s. Series II: Lucie Nathan contains the papers of Fritz Nathan's wife, including correspondence, bills, and a notebook of interiors. Series IV: Restitution Material holds papers of all four Nathan family members, although the majority belong to Fritz Nathan, and focuses on their claim against the German government.
Return to the Top of PageArrangement
The collection is comprised of four series:
- Series I: Fritz Nathan, 1919-2000
- Series II: Lucie Nathan, 1953-1971
- Series III: Architectural Material, 1914-1959
- Series IV: Restitution Material, 1920-1979
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Use Restrictions
Donor holds literary property rights, permission for reproduction required.
For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish
History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email:
lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Access points
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Subject names:
- Nathan, Fritz, 1891-1960
- Nathan, Otto, 1893-
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Subject topics:
- Architectural drawing
- Architecture
- Architecture designs and plans
- Jewish architects
- Synagogue architecture
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Subject places:
- Connecticut
- Germany
- New Jersey
- New York (State)
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Document types:
- Architectural drawings
- Blueprints
- Correspondence
- Photographs
Microfilm
This collection is microfilmed: "Fritz Nathan Collection (Microfilm)" [MF 533 (reels 1-49)].
- REEL 1: BOX 1/1-1/14
- REEL 2: BOX 1/15-1/20
- REEL 3: BOX 1/21-1/24
- REEL 4: BOX 1/25-2/3
- REEL 5: BOX 2/4-2/8
- REEL 6: BOX 2/9-2/13
- REEL 7: BOX 2/14-2/18
- REEL 8: BOX 3/1-3/7
- REEL 9: BOX 3/8-3/14
- REEL 10: BOX 3/15-3/18
- REEL 11: BOX 3/19-3/23
- REEL 12: BOX 4/1-4/6
- REEL 13: BOX 4/7-4/13
- REEL 14: BOX 4/14-5/1
- REEL 15: BOX 5/2-5/8
- REEL 16: BOX 5/9-5/19
- REEL 17: BOX 5/20-6/3
- REEL 18: BOX 6/4-6/17
- REEL 19: BOX 6/18-7/1
- REEL 20: BOX 7/2-5
- REEL 21: BOX 7/6-8/3
- REEL 22: BOX 8/4-9/2
- REEL 23: BOX 9/3-10/3
- REEL 24: BOX 10/4-11/4
- REEL 25: BOX 11/5-12/1
- REEL 26: BOX 12/2-12/4
- REEL 27: BOX 12/5-13/2
- REEL 28: BOX 13/2
- REEL 29: BOX 13/3-13/8
- REEL 30: BOX 14/1-14/8
- REEL 31: BOX 14/9-15/1
- REEL 32: BOX 15/2-4
- REEL 33: BOX 15/4-16/1
- REEL 34: BOX 16/1-2
- REEL 35: BOX 16/3-4
- REEL 36: BOX 16/5-20/1
- REEL 37: BOX 20/ 2-23/13
- REEL 38: BOX 23/14-26/2
- REEL 39: BOX 26/3-5
- REEL 40: BOX 26/5-8
- REEL 41: BOX 26/9-12
- REEL 42: BOX 26/13-15
- REEL 43: BOX 26/16-17
- REEL 44: BOX 26B/1-3
- REEL 45: BOX 26B/4-11
- REEL 46: BOX 26B/12-18
- REEL 47: BOX 27-30
- REEL 48: BOX 30-33
- REEL 49: BOX 34-40/5
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the
following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Fritz Nathan
Collection; AR 1443; box number; folder number; Leo Baeck Institute.
Processing Information
This collection was first processed by Frank Mecklenburg in the 1980s, and was reprocessed in 1992/ 1993 by Ron Axelrod and in 1999 by Dana Ledger.
Return to the Top of PageContainer List
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series I: Fritz Nathan, 1919-2000. |
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| This series is in English and German. | |||
| 2 linear feet (Boxes 1-4) | |||
Arrangement:This series is divided into six sections: General,Architectural Licenses and Certificates, Other Material, Correspondence, Dedication Books, and Articles. |
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Scope and Content:Series I consists primarily of Fritz Nathan's personal papers and contains documents, plans and specifications, photographs, and clippings. A large amount of the documents in this series is business correspondence concerning architectural projects. Prominent topics in this series are Nathan's work with the Congregation B'nai Jacob and Congregation Mishkan Israel of Connecticut, the Sons of Israel on Long Island, the Hartz Mountain Corporation, and the Hunter Douglas Corporation. There are also many papers which focus on his work for various Jewish Community Centers and congregations. Of interest in this series are Doris Nathan's papers concerning her study of Fritz Nathan, and material on the communism charges brought against Otto Nathan in the 1950s. Also included are articles and clippings by and about Fritz Nathan and his work as well as on general architectural work. |
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A) General |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 1 | 1 | Inventories | 1981, 1998, 2000 |
| 1 | 2 | Doris Nathan | 1999-2000 |
B) Architectural Licenses and Certificates |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 1 | 3 | Architectural Licenses and References | 1953-1957 |
| 1 | 4 | Licenses for New York, Connecticut, Texas, Washington, D.C. | 1957-1959 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence from Lawyers about Connecticut License | 1957-1958 |
| 1 | 6 | Architect Examining Board, Connecticut | 1957-1960 |
| 1 | 7 | New York (early work) | 1950 |
C) Other Material |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 1 | 8 | Otto Nathan Material (Communism charges) | 1957-1961 |
| 1 | 9 | Eduard Strauss Material | 191-, 1946-1952 |
| 1 | 10 | Leo Baeck Institute Material | 1959-1960 |
D) Correspondence |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 1 | 11 | Associated Metals | 1951-1955 |
| 1 | 12 | Bernath and Co. | 1938-1950 |
| 1 | 13 | Bernath and Company (includes photographs) | 1949 |
| 1 | 14 | Congregation Habonim, Specifications | 1952 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 1 | 15 | Congregation Temple DeHirsch, Seattle, Washington | 1955-1957 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 1 | 16 | Cutting Room Appliances Corp. | 1950-1951 |
| 1 | 17 | Cutting Room Appliance Corp. | 1952-1956 |
| 1 | 18 | Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge, Connecticut | 1957-1962 |
| 1 | 19 | Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge, Connecticut | 1959 |
| 1 | 20 | Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge, Connecticut | 1957 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 1 | 21 | Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge, Connecticut | 1958 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 1 | 22 | Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge, Connecticut | 1959 |
| 1 | 23 | Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge, Connecticut | 1960 January-May |
| 1 | 24 | Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge, Conn. | 1960 June-December |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 2 | 1 | Mishkan Israel, Hamden, Conn. - Specifications | 1958-1959 |
| 2 | 2 | Mishkan Israel | 1955-1958 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 2 | 3 | Mishkan Israel | 1959 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 2 | 4 | Mishkan Israel | 1959-1960 May |
| 2 | 5 | Mishkan Israel | 1960 June-1963 March |
| 2 | 6 | Sons of Israel, Woodmere, Long Island | 1946-1948 |
| 2 | 7 | Sons of Israel | 1949, 1959-1960 |
| 2 | 8 | Sons of Israel | 1949 January-March |
| 2 | 9 | Sons of Israel | 1949 June-December |
| 2 | 10 | Sons of Israel | 1947-1950 |
| 2 | 11 | Sons of Israel | 1952-1958 |
| 2 | 12 | Hartz Mountain Products, Buildings, New York (includes blueprints) | 1944-1946 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 2 | 13 | Hartz Mountain Corp., New York | 1946-1947 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 2 | 14 | Hartz Mountain Corp., New York | 1949-1952 |
| 2 | 15 | Hartz Mountain Corp., Chicago | 1952-1955 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 2 | 16 | Hartz Mountain Corp., Chicago | 1952-1955 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 2 | 17 | Hartz Mountain Products | 1952-1955 |
| 2 | 18 | Hartz Mountain Products Corp., New York | 1956-1958 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 3 | 1 | Hunter Douglas Corp., 150 Broadway, New York | 1946-1948 |
| 3 | 2 | Hunter Douglas New Offices, 150 Broadway (floor plans) | 1947 |
| 3 | 3 | Hunter Douglas | 1947-1948 |
| 3 | 4 | Hunter Douglas, New Hyde Park (project description) | 1948 |
| 3 | 5 | Hunter Douglas, Riverside, Calififornia | 1947-1949 |
| 3 | 6 | Hunter Douglas, 150 Broadway | 1949-1950 |
| 3 | 7 | Hunter Douglas, New Hyde Park, Westchester | 1948-1952 |
| 3 | 8 | Hunter Douglas, Riverside, Calififornia (photographs) | 1936, 1945-1951 |
| 3 | 9 | Hunter Douglas, Union Decorating Company | 1950 |
| 3 | 10 | Hunter Douglas, New Hyde Park | 1949-1951 |
| 3 | 11 | Hunter Douglas, 150 Broadway | 1952 |
| 3 | 12 | Hunter Douglas, Sydney, Australia | 1952-1953 |
| 3 | 13 | Hunter Douglas, New Hyde Park | 1951-1956 |
| 3 | 14 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains, New York | 1953 |
| 3 | 15 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains | 1954 |
| 3 | 16 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains | 1956 |
| 3 | 17 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains (budget and meetings) | 1955-1956 |
| 3 | 18 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains | 1957-1958 |
| 3 | 19 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains (memorials) | 1955-1956 |
| 3 | 20 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains (dedication) | 1956-1959 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 3 | 21 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains (periodicals) | 1943, 1957-1960 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 3 | 22 | Jewish Community Center, New Haven, Connecticut | 1958-1959 |
| 3 | 23 | Jewish Community Center, New Haven, Connecticut | 1960 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 4 | 1 | Congregation Mishkan Israel, New Haven, Connecticut-David Levy | 1956-1960 |
| 4 | 2 | Miscellaneous Publicity | 1949-1960 |
| 4 | 3 | Sonnenberg Residence | 1945-1954 |
| 4 | 4 | Job Records | 1942-1965 |
| 4 | 5 | Eugene Schoen and Son | 1946-1954 |
| 4 | 6 | United Jewish Center, Danbury, Connecticut | undated |
| 4 | 7 | United Jewish Center, Danbury, Connecticut | 1951-1955 |
| 4 | 8 | Congregation Sons of Israel, Woodmere, Long Island | 1951-1953 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 23 | 15 | Certificates | 1957 |
E) Dedication Books |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 4 | 9 | Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge, Connecticut | 1961 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 4 | 10 | Congregation Beth Hillel, Washington Heights, New York | 1948 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 4 | 11 | Temple Mishkan Israel, Hamden, Connecticut | 1960 |
| 4 | 12 | Jewish Community Center, White Plains, New York | 1957 |
| 4 | 13 | Congregation Habonim, New York | 1949 |
F) Articles |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 4 | 14 | Articles in Periodicals | 1929-1933 |
| 4 | 15 | Posthumous Articles about Nathan | 1960-1963 |
| 4 | 16 | General Architectectural Articles | 1950-1960 |
| 4 | 17 | Articles by Nathan in Periodicals | 1929-1931 |
| 4 | 18 | Articles about Nathan in Periodicals | 1930-1936, 1959 |
| 4 | 19 | Congregation Mishkan Israel (fund-raising bulletin) | 1956 |
| 4 | 20 | Work in America | 1930-1960 |
| 4 | 21 | Obituaries | 1960 |
Series II: Lucie Nathan, 1953-1971. |
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| This series is in English and German. | |||
| 0.5 linear feet | |||
Scope and Content:Series II contains the papers of Fritz Nathan's wife, Lucie Nathan. Included are tax information, interiors records, and correspondence. Of interest may be the material on a trip to Italy and Israel taken in 1965, and a notebook of interiors. |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 5 | 1 | Architects' Panel - Union of Hebrew Congregations | undated |
| 5 | 2 | Contracts | undated |
| 5 | 3 | Office of Fritz Nathan - Public Relations | undated |
| 5 | 4 | Journal | 1953 April-1957 July |
| 5 | 5 | Italy and Israel Trip | 1965 |
| 5 | 6 | Correspondence | 1963-1965 |
| 5 | 7 | Estate | 1970 December |
| 5 | 8 | Mishkan Israel (marked private) | undated |
| 5 | 9 | Correspondence | 1962 |
| 5 | 10 | Bills Paid, Personal | 1971 |
| 5 | 11 | Insurance | undated |
| 5 | 12 | Estate | 1971 January |
| 5 | 13 | Irving Trust Company, II | 1970 January 1 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 5 | 14 | Bache and Co. | 1969-1971 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 5 | 15 | Lucie Nathan's Accident | 1964 |
| 5 | 16 | Bills Paid, Personal | 1970 |
| 5 | 17 | Bills for Customers Paid | 1970 |
| 5 | 18 | Gertrud Kurth | 1970 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 5 | 19 | Cunynghame | 1970 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 5 | 20 | Bills for Customers Paid | 1969 |
| 5 | 21 | List of Customers Paid | 1967-1968 |
| 5 | 22 | Notebook of Interiors by Lucie Nathan | 1961 |
Series III: Architectural Material, 1914-1959. |
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| This series is in English and German. | |||
| 17.5 linear feet | |||
Arrangement:This series is divided into three sections: Photographs, Photostats, and Negatives, Plans and Blueprints, and Oversized Plans and Blueprints. |
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Scope and Content:Series III is composed of records pertaining to Fritz Nathan's architectural work. Included are numerous plans and blueprints of his work in Germany and the United States. Most plans are of buildings, including synagogues, Jewish centers, schools, factories, stores, residences, office buildings, hospitals, and old-age homes. There are also plans for cemeteries and memorials, and a few plans and sketches of furniture. Other types of material encountered in this series includes photographs, correspondence, negatives (including glass negatives), and sketches and drawings. |
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A) Photographs, Photostats, and Negatives |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 1 | Hauptsynagoge, Frankfurt | 1927 |
| 6 | 2 | Miscellaneous Building Construction | 1927-1929 |
| 6 | 3 | Miscellaneous Photos | 1950s |
| 6 | 4 | DEBEWA (Deutsche Beamten Warenversicherung), Mannheim | 1927 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 5 | Wronker Department Store and Cemetery Building | 1928-1929 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 6 | Kew Garden Jewish Center (drawings and blueprint) | 1942 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 7 | Jewish Centers (photos of drawings) | 1930-1932 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 8 | Altersheim, Mannheim | 1929-1930 |
| 6 | 9 | Cemetery Memorials | 1918-1935 |
| 6 | 10 | Bloch House, Rotterdam | 1927 |
| 6 | 11 | Frankfurt am Main | 1928-1932 |
| 6 | 12 | Cemetery III, Frankfurt | 1932 |
| 6 | 13 | Cemetery IV, Frankfurt | 1928-1929 |
| 6 | 14 | Clippings and Publications | 1929-1954 |
| 6 | 15 | Aschaffenburg, Frankfurt (with negatives) | c. 1920s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 16 | Hirsch House, Cronstettenstrasse | 1930s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 17 | Zigarrenfabrik Hochherr, Heidelberg | 1928-1929 |
| 6 | 18 | May House, Frankfurt | 1930s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 19 | Jewish Community Center, Frankfurt | 1922-1929 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 6 | 20 | Department Stores, Hanau | 1927-1928 |
| 6 | 21 | DEBEWA Construction, Mannheim | 1928-1929 |
| 6 | 22 | Kaufhaus Wronker, Frankfurt | 1930s |
| 6 | 23 | Wronker (department store), Frankfurt | 1930s |
| 6 | 24 | Rothschild'sches Krankenhaus, Frankfurt | 1930s |
| 6 | 25 | Rothschild'sches Krankenhaus, Frankfurt | 1930s |
| 6 | 26 | Frankfurt am Main | 1930s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 7 | 1 | Gesellchäftshausgruppe Samt und Seide, DEBEWA Terra AG, Wronker Department Store, Office Building "Herz," University, School of Education, Kassel, and Residences | 1923-1939 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 17 | 4 | Hochherr Factory, Heidelberg, Jewish Altersheim, Mannheim, Jewish Cemetery, Frankfurt, Unidentified German Buildings | 1920s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 18 | 1 | Glass and Celluloid Negatives (for list of glass negatives in wooden boxes, see old inventory in box 1, folder 2) | 1920s-1940s |
B) Plans and Blueprints |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 7 | 2 | Plans of Various Homes | undated |
| 7 | 3 | House of Jules Roos, Amsterdam | undated |
| 7 | 4 | House and Store of Fourrures Jenny (Hertz, Luxemburg) | undated |
| 7 | 5 | Samt und Seide, Mannheim | undated |
| 7 | 6 | Rothschild'sches Krankenhaus, Haus Dr. Mainzer (Frankfurt am Main), Competition for St. Ingbert Hospital | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 8 | 1 | Dr. Mainzer's House, Franfurt am Main | undated |
| 8 | 2 | Competition for St. Ingbert Hospital | undated |
| 8 | 3 | Israelitischen Cemetery, Frankfurt am Main | undated |
| 8 | 4 | Israelitisches Altersheim, Mannheim | undated |
| 8 | 5 | Haus Geschwister Gutmann, Stuttgart | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 9 | 1 | Haus Blankenstein-Bloch, Rotterdam | undated |
| 9 | 2 | Neubau Villa Hirsch, Frankfurt am Main, Cronstettenstrasse 14, Part 1 | undated |
| 9 | 3 | Neubau Villa Hirsch, Part 2 | undated |
| 9 | 4 | Haus F. Cohn, Fürstenbergerstrasse 45 | undated |
| 9 | 5 | Dr. Samuel, Haus Bechardt, Mozartplatz 22 | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 10 | 1 | Fruchthof, Houselbrücke | undated |
| 10 | 2 | Opeltürm | undated |
| 10 | 3 | Fabrikenanlagen (9), Garagen (3) | undated |
| 10 | 4 | Haus L. Mayer, Aschaffenburg | undated |
| 10 | 5 | Jewish Cemetery, Frankfurt am Main, Part 1 | undated |
| 10 | 6 | Jewish Cemetery, Part 2 | undated |
| 10 | 7 | Neue Mainzerstrasse 58 | undated |
| 10 | 8 | Homes and Offices, (interior designs) | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 11 | 1 | Büro Regierungs Baumeister Nathan | undated |
| 11 | 2 | Beifus Seilerstrasse 10 | undated |
| 11 | 3 | Umbau Friedrichstrasse 14 | undated |
| 11 | 4 | Umbau Bendlerstrasse 8, Berlin | undated |
| 11 | 5 | Israelitische Gemeinde Friedhof, Frankfurt am Main | undated |
| 11 | 6 | Neubau Terra A.G. (DEBEWA), Mannheim | undated |
| 11 | 7 | DEBEWA (includes correspondence) | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 12 | 1 | Israelitisches Altersheim, Mannheim, Part 1 | undated |
| 12 | 2 | Israelitisches Altersheim, Part 2 | undated |
| 12 | 3 | Aufzüge, Rolltreppen | undated |
| 12 | 4 | Plans for Various Apartment Buildings | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 13 | 1 | Kew Gardens Jewish Community Center, Queens, New York | undated |
| 13 | 2 | Congregation Habonim, Manhattan, New York | undated |
| 13 | 3 | Official Plans for Habonim | undated |
| 13 | 4 | Plans for Synagogues | undated |
| 13 | 5 | Plans for Cemeteries | undated |
| 13 | 6 | Bruemlik-Nobel Haus, Liebfrauenstrasse | undated |
| 13 | 7 | Teppichhaus Brumlik | undated |
| 13 | 8 | Various Plans | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 14 | 1 | Israelitischen Friedhof, Stuttgart | undated |
| 14 | 2 | Wohnung Dr. Hahn-Hess | undated |
| 14 | 3 | Haus Otto Mayer, Bingen | undated |
| 14 | 4 | Various Plans and Sketches | undated |
| 14 | 5 | Wohnhaus E. Schiffmann, Bingen | undated |
| 14 | 6 | Various Plans | undated |
| 14 | 7 | Haus Rechtanwalt Stern, Bingen | undated |
| 14 | 8 | Various Plans | undated |
| 14 | 9 | Plans for Schools | undated |
| 14 | 10 | Plans for Clubhäuser | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 15 | 1 | Miethäuser (list in file) | undated |
| 15 | 2 | Buildings in America | undated |
| 15 | 3 | Various Plans | undated |
| 15 | 4 | Synagogues (American), Part 1 | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 16 | 1 | Synagogues (American), Part 2 | undated |
| 16 | 2 | Jewish War Veterans of USA, Washington D.C. | undated |
| 16 | 3 | Synagogues | undated |
| 16 | 4 | Photographs: Herz, Luxemburg, Menorah (with letter from Judy Brown), Jewish Centers (Long Island, New Haven) with Accompanying Pamphlets | undated |
| 16 | 5 | Jewish Cemetery, Frankfurt | undated |
| 16 | 6 | Altersheim, Mannheim | undated |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 17 | 1 | Hochherr Zigarrenfabrik, Heidelberg | undated |
| 17 | 2 | Design Prints, United Jewish Center, Danbury, Connecticut | undated |
| 17 | 3 | Various Plans | undated |
C) Oversized Plans and Photographs |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 19 | 1 | Architecture School Thesis Project | 1914 |
| 19 | 2 | Plans for Mishkan Israel Synagogue, New York | 1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 20 | 1 | Mishkan Israel (tube 3 of 3) | 1950s |
| 20 | 2 | New Haven Health Club (tube 2 of 3) | 1940s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 23 | 1 | Various Plans | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 2 | Hauptsynagoge Frankfurt | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 3 | Sketch for Office Entrance, Copy of Article (sale of Gauguin work) | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 4 | Sketches for Furniture and Interiors | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 5 | Farmhouse and Barn, Family Herzberg, Luray, Virginia | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 6 | Jewish Center and Synagogue, Zurich | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 7 | Synagogue, Frankfurt | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 8 | Jewish Cemetery, Frankfurt | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 9 | Haus Bloch-Flankenstein, Rotterdam | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 10 | Haus Cohn, Fürstenbergerstrasse | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 11 | Various Houses, Frankfurt | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 12 | Jewish Center, Frankfurt | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 13 | Various Plans | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 14 | Various Plans | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 16 | Drawing of Erbbegräbnisanlage um das Ehrenfeld, Jewish Cemetery, Weissensee | 1920s-1950s |
| 23 | 17 | Photostatic Prints of Ceremony for Neue Synagoge, Bingen | 1920s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 24 | 1 | Various Drawing and Photographs, Part 1 | 1920s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 25 | 1 | Various Drawing and Photographs, Part 2 | 1920s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 27 | 1 | American Synagogues and Jewish Centers | 1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 28 | 1 | White Plains Synagogue, Part 1 | 1940s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 29 | 1 | White Plains Synagogue, Part 2 | 1940s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 30 | 1 | White Plains Synagogue, Part 3 | 1940s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 31 | 1 | White Plains Synagogue, Part 4 | 1940s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 32 | 1 | White Plains Synagogue, Part 5 | 1940s-1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 33 | 1 | White Plains Synagogue, Part 6 | 1940s-1950s |
| 33 | 2 | Hartz Mountain Corporation, Chicago | 1940s-1950s |
Series IV: Restitution Material, 1920-1979. |
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| This series is in English and German. | |||
| 1 linear foot (Boxes 26-26B) | |||
Scope and Content:This series contains the restitution material of the Nathan family, and includes papers concerning the restitution of Fritz, Lucie, Otto, and Doris Nathan. It has papers dealing with the Berlin property, the suit agains the Land of Hesse, and insurance claims. Most of the material in this series is correspondence, especially between Nathan family members and lawyers. Other types of papers include official documents, such as certificates and passports and financial papers. Some National Socialist era papers are included here as well. |
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| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 26 | 1 | Nathan v. Selle and Lesser, Lietzenburgerstrasse 12 | 1920s-1970s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 26 | 2 | Documents and Correspondence (includes Berlin Bank and lawyers) | 1960s |
| 26 | 3 | Correspondence with Hermann Simon | 1960s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 26 | 4 | Correspondence between Fritz Nathan and Ernst Bresch-Selle/ Lesser Affair | 1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 26 | 5 | Correspondence between Fritz Nathan and Lawyers Simon and Landsberger | 1950s |
| 26 | 6 | Otto's File (correspondence) | 1920s-1970s |
| 26 | 7 | Otto's Files(forms and payments) | 1920s-1970s |
| 26 | 8 | Otto's Files (correspondence with lawyers) | 1920s-1970s |
| 26 | 9 | Restitution Material Duplicates | 1920s-1970s |
| 26 | 10 | Financial Papers | 1920s-1970s |
| 26 | 11 | Correspondence | 1920s-1970s |
| 26 | 12 | Correspondence and Papers (payments in case against Land of Hesse) | 1920s-1970s |
| 26 | 13 | Insurance Claims in Wiesbaden | 1920s-1970s |
| 26 | 14 | Fritz Nathan Papers, Part 1 | 1930s, 1950s-1960s |
| 26 | 15 | Fritz Nathan Papers, Part 2 | 1930s, 1950s |
| 26 | 16 | Fritz Nathan Papers, Part 3 | 1939 |
| 26 | 17 | Fritz Nathan Papers, Part 4 | 1938-1940, 1950s |
| Box | Folder | Title | Date |
| 26B | 1 | Correspondence | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 2 | Correspondence | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 3 | Correspondence | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 4 | Correspondence (Alfred Silton, Paul Hirsch) | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 5 | Correspondence and Financial Records | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 6 | Correspondence and Papers of Doris and Lucie Nathan | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 7 | Correspondence and Papers of Doris Nathan | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 8 | Correspondence and Financial Records | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 9 | Correspondence and Financial Records | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 10 | Correspondence and Financial Records | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 11 | Correspondence and Papers, (including from Moritz Mayer, Ernst Peltzer) | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 12 | Correspondence and Papers of Doris and Lucie Nathan | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 13 | Correspondence and Papers | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 14 | Correspondence and Papers | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 15 | Correspondence and Papers (United States Government and Newspaper Clippings) | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 16 | Correspondence and Bank Records (Fritz Nathan) | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 17 | Correspondence and Papers | 1920s-1970s |
| 26B | 18 | Personal Papers (original and copies) | 1920s-1970s |