Correspondence,, 1908-1933

Summary: Letters received by Ferdinand W. Roebling, Jr., pertaining to family history; also included is correspondence with German relatives and acquaintances Featured are letters by genealogist and family friend Hamilton Schuyler and Dr. R. H. E. (Rudolf Heinrich Eugen) Roebling, describing hardships in Weimar Germany and asking for assistance.

Most of the letters received from German relatives or acquaintances are in German, and a few are in Hungarian. Among the items in this series is a letter received from the Rev. Hamilton Schuyler, dated April 28, 1930, concerning plans for a book entitled "The Roeblings: Three Generations of Engineers and Bridge Builders, 1806-1931," a history of the Roebling family funded by Ferdinand W. Roebling, Jr., and eventually published in 1931.