Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the
Fred C. Koch Papers 1802-1983
Cage 851
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Koch, Fred C.
- Title
- Fred C. Koch papers
- ID
- Cage 851
- Date [inclusive]
- 1802-1983
- Date [bulk]
- bulk 1908-1983
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear feet of shelf space, 6 Boxes + 1 Oversize folder
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- The Fred C. Koch Papers consists of materials collected by Fred Koch on Germans from Russia and German immigration from Russia to the other points in the world. Koch was a born in Kolb, Germany before immigrating with his family to Ritzville, Washington. The collection includes correspondence, personal notes, publications, genealogy, and newspapers.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Fred C. Koch Papers, 1802-1983 (Cage 851)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Fred Koch was born in Kolb, Russia in 1901. At the age of 5, he emigrated to the United States with his family to Ritzville, Washington. Koch started in the newspaper business in Wenatchee, Cashmere, Spokane, and Seattle, all in Washington State. During World War II, he was in the Office of War Information in London, the Office of Psychological Warfare in Paris, and was in military government in Frankfurt and Berlin. He was a graduate of the University of Washington.
Koch is the author of "The Volga Germans: In Russia and the Americas, from 1763 to the Present", which is one of the first English-language histories of the Volga Germans.
Biography/History
The Volga Germans are ethnic Germans who settled along the Volga River in southeastern Russia in the 18th century. In the 19th and 20th centuries many immigrated to the United States, settling in a number of states, including Washington, Kansas, and Nebraska.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of Fred Koch’s research files on Germans from Russia and their immigration to other parts of the world, including the United States, South America, and Canada. The materials include correspondence to multiple individuals on history and genealogy, newspaper clippings and copies of articles on Germans from Russia, Koch’s personal research notes and annotations, and publications and annotated photocopies of publications on Soviet Union and Russian history, German immigration from Russia to the United States, Canada, and South America, and texts on genealogy.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1983, consists of letters Koch exchanged with individuals who were authors or direct descendants of Germans from Russia. Some correspondence includes attached articles or photos.
Series 2: Research notes, 1908-1982, is comprised of Koch’s personal notes, annotated photocopies of publications and articles, and annotations on publications about Germans from Russia.
Series 3: Published works, 1802-1970, bulk 1916-1970, consists of books and texts that Koch collected, which discuss Germans from Russia history or genealogy.
Arrangement
The collection has been organized into three series: Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1983, is arranged in folders for respective correspondents, in chronological order therein; Series 2: Research notes, 1908-1982, is organized by subject; Series 3: Published works, 1802-1970, bulk 1916-1970, is arranged in folders for each publication, organized by author’s last name.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
The Fred Koch Papers was donated to Washington State University by Rodney Koch (MS.1984.23).
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Brianna Webb and Steven Bingo in 2016.
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Emma Schwabenland Haynes Papers, 1927-1982 (Cage 573)
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Records, 1968-1984 (Cage 850)
Emma Schwabenland Haynes Nuremberg Papers, 1940-1984 (Cage 953)
Dewald Family Story Typescript, 1998 (Cage 4827)
Arthur Hartwig Notes on Germans from Russia, 1916-1999 (Cage 5085)
Separated Material
The Karl Stumpp maps that were donated with this collection will be separated and catalogued with Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections map collection.
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Koch, Fred C. -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Russian Germans -- United States -- History
- German Americans
- Russian Americans
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1983 |
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Solomon Bart on Germans from Russia 1965-1973 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Carson, Grassmück, Huber, and German Publishers 1972-1978 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Victor Donis on Germans from Russia 1965-1967 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Jacob Eichhorn on Germans from Russia 1965-1974 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Jacob Eichhorn on Germans from Russia 1979-1983 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Elmer Miller on Germans from Russia 1965-1978 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Victor Pedro Popp, Lydia Riffel, and Mennonites 1966-1977 |
1 | 7 | ||
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George Rath, Paul Reeb, and Pastor Lundblad on Germans from Russia 1966-1973 |
1 | 8 | ||
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Victor Reisig and Karl Stumpp on Germans from Russia 1966-1977 |
1 | 9 | ||
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Liss Rogel on Koch family 1973-1977 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Jakob Vogel and Kat Monroe 1969-1974 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Series 2: Research notes, 1908-1982 |
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| box | folder | |||
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American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Rosters 1970-1972 |
2 | 12 | ||
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Annotations on Germans from Russia 1963 |
2 | 13 | ||
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Berschauer, Kissler, and Klein Genealogy 1976-1977 |
2 | 14 | ||
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Canadian Census Records 1958-1968 |
2 | 15 | ||
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"The Coast" Vol. XV No. 1 1908 |
2 | 16 | ||
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Germans from Russia essays 1939-1973 |
2 | 17 | ||
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Germans from Russia in Colorado Study Project 1976 |
2 | 18 | ||
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German and Russian Poetry and Music 1962-1965 |
2 | 19 | ||
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"Die Stellung des Staates und der Regierungsbehörden im Rheinland zum Auswandererproblem im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert" by Hermann van Ham 1933 |
2 | 20 | ||
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Helmut Brandt correspondence 1942 |
2 | 21 | ||
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Russia and Her Colonies by Walter Kolarz 1952 |
2 | 22 | ||
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Die Deutschtumsinsel an der Wolga by Lothar König 1938 |
2 | 23 | ||
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Research notes on Germans from Russia A undated |
3 | 24 | ||
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Research notes on Germans from Russia B undated |
3 | 25 | ||
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Research notes on Germans from Russia C undated |
3 | 26 | ||
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Economy and church in Russia texts 1968 |
4 | 27 | ||
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Koch family genealogy notes 1946-1969 |
4 | 28 | ||
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Newspapers on Germans from Russia 1920-1982 |
4 | 29 | ||
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Russian history and German immigration 1969-1972 |
5 | 30 | ||
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Russian history and South American immigration xerox copies 1929-1974 |
5 | 31 | ||
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Studien über die Geschichte der Wolgadeutschen by David Schmidt 1930 |
5 | 32 | ||
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Soviet Union history xerox copies 1919-1972 |
5 | 33 | ||
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Thiel family genealogy 1968-1973 |
5 | 34 | ||
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"Wolgadeutsche Monatshefte" 1922 |
5 | 35 | ||
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Map of German colonies along the Volga undated |
Oversized folder | |||
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Series 3: Published works, 1802-1970 |
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Climbing the Schmidt Family Treeby Carol Benzel Schmidt 1973 |
6 | 36 | ||
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"The Crimean Tartars, Volga Germans and Meskhetians: Soviet treatment of some national minorities" by Minortity Rights Group 1973 |
6 | 37 | ||
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Faith of our Fathers by Susan Yungman 1972-1973 |
6 | 38 | ||
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Our Parents Were Russian German by William Urbach 1963 |
6 | 39 | ||
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Rückblicke by Johannes Grassmück 1931 |
6 | 40 | ||
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Die Deutschen Wolgakolonien by Fritz Heinz Reimesch 1922 |
6 | 41 | ||
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Die Rußlanddeutschen by Jakob Riffel 1928 |
6 | 42 | ||
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Die Rußland Deutschen by Karl Stumpp 1965 |
6 | 43 | ||
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Der Russische Coloniet by Wilhelm Webel 1802 |
6 | 44 | ||
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Hattie Plum Williams papers 1916-1970 |
6 | 45 | ||
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