Guide to the Frederick Immanuel Neuhaus Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Frederick Immanuel Neuhaus Papers

Inclusive Dates

1833-1863

Call Number

RG 259

Creator(s)

Neuhaus, Frederick Immanuel, -1864.

Quantity

0.25 cubic feet (1 box)

Language

Majority of correspondence in German, French, Hebrew, Arabic, and other foreign languages

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Frederick Immanuel Neuhaus came to the United States in 1848 in order to become a missionary for the American Society for Meliorating the Condition of the Jews. The Ladies' Jews' Society contributed all the funds to bring Neuhaus to Philadelphia. From 1843 to 1848 he had been a missionary for the Free Church of Scotland to the Jews in Pesth and Constantinople.

In 1850, Neuhaus became a missionary to the Jews for the Board of Foreign Missions in Baltimore. In a letter from the Board dated October 29, 1855, Neuhaus was asked by the Board to discontinue his work in Baltimore by May 1, 1856. It appears that he moved to Cincinnati and died there in 1864.

Collection Overview

he Frederick Immanuel Neuhaus papers consists of incoming correspondence from family and other correspondents. One of the correspondents is John Neander, also a missionary to the Jews for the American Society for Meliorating the Condition of the Jews and then for the Board of Foreign Missions.

Researchers should be aware that approximately 85% of this collection is written in foreign languages. The languages identified are German, French, Hebrew and some form of Arabic. All of the letters from John Neander are written in German.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, 1833-1863

Related Material

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: August 989
Susan W. Miller, Processing Archivist

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

Neander, John, active 1850-1876--Correspondence.

Corporate Subject

American Society for Meliorating the Condition of Jews.

Ladies' Jews' Society of Philadelphia.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. Mission to the Jews.

Free Church of Scotland Missions.

Topical Subject

Missionaries.

Missions to Jews--United States.

Missions to Jews--Maryland.

Missions, Scottish--Hungary.

Missions, Scottish--Turkey.

Home missions--United States.

Home missions--Maryland.

Christianity and other religions Judaism.

Jews--Hungary.

Jews--Turkey.

Jews--United States.

Jews--Maryland.

Converts from Judaism.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Maryland.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 259

		SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, 1833-1863

1	2	1833
1	3	1834
1	4	1835
1	5	1836
1	6	1837-1838
1	7	1839-1841
1	8	1842-1843
1	9	1844
1	10	1845-1846
1	11	1847
1	12	1848
1	13	1849-1852
1	14	1853-1854
1	15	1855-1856
1	16	1857
1	17	1858-1860
1	18	1861-1863
1	19	undated

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