Eugen and Emma Klee Letters
This collection of letters is drawn from the Eugen and Emma Klee Papers, held by the Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library of the German Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The bulk of the letters presented here were sent by Eugene Haas of Knittelsheim (a small settlement located near Karlsruhe) to his uncle Eugene Klee, a musician who had settled in Philadelphia in the early 1900s. They record Haas’ life in Germany before, during, and in the years after World War I. Letters from other relatives of Eugen Haas, including members of the Cherdron family, are also part of the collection. A separate collection of Eugen Klee letters from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania includes letters dating from the 1890s to 1911, many of which were written by the same family members.
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Archive: Horner Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Further Information Finding aid for the Eugen and Emma Klee Papers
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, June, 1927
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, June, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 17, 1928
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 17, 1928. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Postcards from Eugen Haas to Eugen and Emma Klee, July 5, 1919
Series of seven numbered postcards sent from Eugen Haas to Eugen and Emma Klee.
Mathilde Hoffmann to Eugen Klee, August 22, 1920
Postcard from Mathilde Hoffmann to Eugen Klee, August 22, 1920.
Lenchen Berdel to Eugen Klee, August 6, 1919
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Berdel to Eugen Klee, August 6, 1919. “Lenchen” Berdel was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena “Lenchen” Cherdron.
Lenchen Cherdron to Eugen Klee, July 14, 1922
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Cherdron to Eugen Klee, July 14, 1922. “Lenchen” Cherdron was the first cousin of Eugen Klee.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, December 10, 1902
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, December 10, 1902.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, January 25, 1903
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, January 25, 1903.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, April 27, 1904
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, April 27, 1904.
Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, September 28, 1916
Letter from Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, September 28, 1916. Mathilde Rettig was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena Cherdron.
Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, October 19, 1919
Letter from Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, October 19, 1919. Mathilde Rettig was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena Cherdron.
Fritz W. Berdel to Eugen Klee, November 23, 1919
Letter from Fritz W. Berdel to Eugen Klee, November 23, 1919. Fritz W. Berdel was the husband of Eugen Klee's cousin Magdalena “Lenchen” Berdel.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 5, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 5, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Lenchen Berdel to Eugen Klee, February 1, 1920
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Berdel to Eugen Klee, February 1, 1920. “Lenchen” Berdel was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena “Lenchen” Cherdron.
Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, February 16, 1920
Letter from Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, February 16, 1920. Mathilde Rettig was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena Cherdron.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, May 30, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, May 30, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Mathilde Rettig and Heinrich Rettig to Eugen Klee, June 3, 1920
Letter from Mathilde Rettig and Heinrich Rettig to Eugen Klee, June 3, 1920. Mathilde Rettig, the wife of Heinrich Rettig, was a cousin of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, June 19, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, June 19, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Mathilde Rettig and Heinrich Rettig to Eugen Klee, July 5, 1920
Letter from Mathilde Rettig and Heinrich Rettig to Eugen Klee, July 5, 1920. Mathilde Rettig, the wife of Heinrich Rettig, was a cousin of Eugen Klee.
Lenchen Berdel to Eugen Klee, July 6, 1920
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Berdel to Eugen Klee, February 26, 1920. “Lenchen” Berdel was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena “Lenchen” Cherdron.
Lenchen Cherdron to Eugen Klee, July 12, 1920
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Cherdron to Eugen Klee, July 12, 1920. “Lenchen” Cherdron was the first cousin of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, August 21, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, August 21, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Mathilde Rettig and Heinrich Rettig to Eugen Klee, September 12, 1920
Letter from Mathilde Rettig and Heinrich Rettig to Eugen Klee, September 12, 1920. Mathilde Rettig, the wife of Heinrich Rettig, was a cousin of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, September 26, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, September 26, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Martha Rettig to Eugen Klee, November 16, 1920
Letter from Martha Rettig to Eugen Klee, November 16, 1920. Martha Rettig was a granddaughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena “Lenchen” Cherdron.
Lenchen Cherdron to Eugen Klee, November 23, 1920
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Cherdron to Eugen Klee, November 23, 1920. “Lenchen” Cherdron was the first cousin of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, November 24, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, November 24, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, February 6, 1921
Letter from Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, February 6, 1921. Mathilde Rettig was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena Cherdron.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, February 13, 1921
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, February 13, 1921. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, April 11, 1921
Letter from Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, April 11, 1921. Mathilde Rettig was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena Cherdron.
Martha Rettig to Eugen Klee, April 15, 1921
Letter from Martha Rettig to Eugen Klee, April 15, 1921. Martha Rettig was a granddaughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena “Lenchen” Cherdron.
Fritz W. Berdel and Lenchen Berdel to Eugen Klee, April 17, 1921
Letter from Fritz W. Berdel and Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Berdel to Eugen Klee, April 17, 1921. “Lenchen” Berdel, the wife of Fritz W. Berdel, was a cousin of Eugen Klee.
Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, June 9, 1921
Letter from Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, June 9, 1921. Mathilde Rettig was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena Cherdron.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, July 11, 1921
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, July 11, 1921. Heinrich Haas was the widower of Eugen Klee's sister Amalia.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, July 28, 1921
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, July 28, 1921. Heinrich Haas was the widower of Eugen Klee's sister Amalia.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, September 14, 1921
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, September 14, 1921. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, August 23, 1921
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, August 23, 1921. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, August 28, 1921
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, August 28, 1921. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, May 14, 1923
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, May 14, 1923. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, October 6, 1924
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, October 6, 1924. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen Klee to Eugen Haas, June 21, 1925
Letter from Eugen Klee to his nephew, Eugen Haas, June 21, 1925.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, July 7, 1925
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, July 7, 1925. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 13, 1925
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 13, 1925. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 25, 1925
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 25, 1925. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, August 2, 1925
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, August 2, 1925. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, December 10, 1925
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, December 10, 1925. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 7, 1926
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 7, 1926. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, January 9, 1926
Postcard from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, January 9, 1926. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 18, 1926
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 18, 1926. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 26, 1926
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 26, 1926. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, April 13, 1926
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, April 13, 1926. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, April 13, 1928
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, April 13, 1928. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, February 8, 1926
Letter from Eugen Haas to his uncle, Eugen Klee, dated February 8, 1926.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, January 13, 1902
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, January 13, 1902.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, October 19, 1902
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, October 19, 1902.
Lenchen Cherdron to Eugen Klee, April, 1920
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Cherdron to Eugen Klee, April, 1920. “Lenchen” Cherdron was the first cousin of Eugen Klee.
Lenchen Berdel to Eugen Klee, November 22, 1919
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Berdel to Eugen Klee, November 22, 1919. “Lenchen” Berdel was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena “Lenchen” Cherdron.
Lenchen Berdel to Eugen Klee, February 26, 1920
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Berdel to Eugen Klee, February 26, 1920. “Lenchen” Berdel was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena “Lenchen” Cherdron.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, April 22, 1921
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, April 22, 1921. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, September 23, 1911
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, September 23, 1911.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, November 12, 1901
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, November 12, 1901.
Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, September 9, 1902
Letter from Heinrich Haas to Eugen Klee, September 9, 1902.
Lenchen Cherdron to Eugen Klee, December, 1912
Letter from Lenchen Cherdron to Eugen Klee, December, 1912.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 27, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 27, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, February 29, 1920
Letter from Mathilde Rettig to Eugen Klee, February 29, 1920. Mathilde Rettig was a daughter of Eugen Klee's first cousin Magdalena Cherdron.
Lenchen Cherdron to Eugen Klee, March 27, 1920
Postcard from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Cherdron to Eugen Klee, March 27, 1920. “Lenchen” Cherdron was the first cousin of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, March 29, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, March 29, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, May 10, 1920
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, May 10, 1920. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Lenchen Cherdron to Eugen Klee, November 24, 1922
Letter from Magdalena (“Lenchen”) Cherdron to Eugen Klee, November 24, 1922. “Lenchen” Cherdron was the first cousin of Eugen Klee.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, May 10, 1925
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, May 10, 1925. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Lisbeth Rasp to Eugen Klee, January 11, 1916
Letter from Lisbeth Rasp (fiancée of Eugen Haas) to Eugen and Emma Klee, January 11, 1916.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, January 29, 1919
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Rasp Haas to Eugen Klee, January 29, 1919.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 19, 1926
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 19, 1926. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, November 11, 1926
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, November 11, 1926. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, December 9, 1926
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, December 9, 1926. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, February 9, 1927
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, February 9, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, March 23, 1927
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, March 23, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, April 3, 1927
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, April 3, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, April 26, 1927
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, April 26, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 14, 1927
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 14, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, July 31, 1927
Letter from Eugen Haas to Eugen Klee, July 31, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, November 22, 1927
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, November 22, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Lisbeth Haas to Emma Klee, December 14, 1927
Letter from Lisbeth Haas to Emma Klee, December 14, 1927. Lisbeth Haas was the wife of Eugen Klee’s nephew Eugen Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, December 15, 1927
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, December 15, 1927. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, March 4, 1928
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, March 4, 1928. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, April 15, 1928
Postcard from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, April 15, 1928. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 23, 1928
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, July 23, 1928. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.
Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, December 4, 1928
Letter from Eugen and Lisbeth Haas to Eugen Klee, December 4, 1928. Eugen Haas was the nephew of Eugen Klee and married to Lisbeth Haas.