Letter from Edward Engelbart relating to August and Gesina Engelbart and family, once residents of Hoboken, 2003.

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Hoboken Historical Museum

letter, leaf 1 of 2

letter, leaf 1 of 2

Name/Title

Letter from Edward Engelbart relating to August and Gesina Engelbart and family, once residents of Hoboken, 2003.

Entry/Object ID

2003.074.0001

Scope and Content

Letter from Edward Engelbart relating to August and Gesina Engelbart and family, once residents of Hoboken 2003. Donor's (grandson of the Engelbarts) two-page typewritten letter with a brief family background and description of related items being donated is this record. Other items are catalogued separately as listed below. August Engelbart was a harbor master for the North German Lloyd Line in Hoboken including during the 1900 pier fire. Later he was an employee of Tietjen & Lang Dry Dock Company. He lived in Hoboken from 1896 to ca. 1912 when he and his wife moved to Union City. A native of Germany, he became a U.S. citizen in 1903. He was then living at 422 Bloomfield St. -archives catalog 2003.074.0002: 2 leaves with photocopies of newspaper articles -2 obituaries of August Engelbart, July 1944 -funeral notice for August Engelbart, July 1944 -2 articles, undated (1942), re 50th wedding anniversary -archives catalog 2003.074.0003: 3 leaves with photocopies of photos and a postcard (7 images with 3 duplications); see related for separate photo catalog entries. -archives catalog 2003.074.0004: 4 leaves, photocopies from The New York Times, July 1-4, 1900, of partial articles about the 1900 pier fire. An article from July 3 quotes a "Captain Engelbart". It is unknown if this is the same person as August Engelbart. -archives catalog 2003.074.0005: photocopy of article "The Great Harbor Fire: The North German Lloyd Disaster of 1900" by Robert Gordon from New Jersey History, Vol. 100, Nos. 3-4, Fall/Winter 1982. Mention on page [4] of a "Captain Engelbart". It is unknown if this is the same person as August Engelbart. Also filed here is a color photocopy of 3 postcards, two related to the scene of the fire.

Acquisition

Accession

2003.074

Source or Donor

Engelbart, Edward

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Edward Engelbart

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

2003

Archive Notes

Early Create Date: 2003 Date(s): 2003 Level of Description: Item

General Notes

Note

Display Value: Fair Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2003-11-18