Arthur Hartwig was born October 6, 1913 in Walla Walla, Washington to Lewin and Emma Hartwig. Lewin was born in a community of Volga Germans called Friedenberg in 1889, and initially immigrated to Kansas with his father in 1892. Lewin’s father soon bought a piece of land from the Northern Pacific Railroad, and settled near Ritzville, Washington. A descendent of a German-Russian family, Arthur became interested and devoted in information pertaining the German-Russian population that existed in Central and Eastern Washington. This also included genealogical information about his family and its descendants, and soon stretched to a general interest on German-Russians nation-wide.
Arthur graduated from Washington State University in 1941, and was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. After graduating from Washington State University, Arthur moved to Illinois. Arthur died in March 20, 2010 in Morton, Illinois.
The Arthur Hartwig Papers consists of Hartwig’s genealogical research on Germans from Russia. This collection contains copies of newspaper articles from the German press Die Welt-Post (The World Post), which include English translations of the text. These texts are mainly associated with German-Russians/Volga Germans in Washington State. There is also correspondence between Arthur Hartwig and family members, and to individuals associated with Jeruslan Nachrichten (a newsletter for descendants of German colonies along the Jeruslan River), and the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. Also included in this collection are genealogical documents with names, and articles/copies of book chapters on Volga Germans.
The collection has retained its original order.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
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Arthur Hartwig notes on Germans from Russia, 1916-1999 (Cage 5085)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The Arthur Hartwig notes on Germans from Russia Papers were donated to Washington State University by Arthur Hartwig (MS 1999.04)
This collection was processed by Brianna Webb and Steven Bingo in 2016.
Scheuerman/Lust Family Confirmation Certificates, 1899-1924
Richard D. Scheuerman Volga German Papers, 1766-2009
Anna Biedel Weitz Papers, 1904-1983
Emma Schwabenland Haynes Papers, 1927-1982
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Records, 1968-1984
Fred C. Koch Papers, 1802-1983
Emma Schwabenland Haynes Nuremberg Papers, 1940-1984
Dewald Family Story Typescript, 1998
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