Name/Title
Letter: Katherine Bruot to Gertrude SeiberlingEntry/Object ID
A 2025.12.b1.f10.3abDescription
[a] The writer begins by telling Gertrude of her experience getting to Cox Haseu. She says that she was very sick. She explains the story of a women who she had been sitting with her on the train that took care of her and called for a doctor. The writer then describes her trip in detail. She talks about her hotel, mentions a housekeeper cleaning the floor with brushes on her feet. She compares Berlin and Wien (Vienna), saying that she feels less safe in Wien. She mentions a Fraulein Prentner and discusses wanting to "do some work with her" before the end of the year. She mentions German lessons and the different air quality. She talks about wanting to perform a specific opera (possibly back home in Akron?)
[b] There is no postage but there is a large section on the front of the envelope that has been torn away.Subject Person/Organization
Bruot, Katherine, Seiberling, Gertrude PenfieldSubject Place
City
ViennaCountry
AustriaContinent
EuropeCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
Katrina NeffAcquisition
Accession
A 2025.12Source or Donor
UnknownAcquisition Method
FoundLetter Details
Sender
Name
Katherine BruotAddress
Pension Columbia (Hotel)
VIII Koch-Gasse-9-WienAddressee
Name
Mrs. F.A. SeiberlingAddress
East Market St.
Akron, Ohio U.S.APrimary Language
EnglishCreate Date
February 27, 2026Update Date
August 11, 2026
