Braun family papers
- Creator Names Braun, Jacob Gottfried, 1857-1921.
- Title Braun family papers [manuscript], 1883-1961.
- Physical description 1 linear ft. (3 boxes)
- Collection summary Personal papers and business records of the Braun family of Chicago and New York, including papers of Jacob Gottfried Braun, founder of a company (1887) that manufactured and imported decorative iron and steel architectural elements, headquartered in Chicago with a factory at 322 South Paulina Street. Early papers include correspondence with family members in Germany (in German), carbon copies of outgoing business letters (1 v., 1888-1889, in German and in English), and correspondence and legal documents about Braun's purchase, construction, and management of various commercial buildings in Chicago and New York. Also present are J.G. Braun Co. correspondence, price lists, inventories, and sales figures (in a loose-leaf binder, 1928-1930, compiled by H. J. Braun) and papers distributed to shareholders (1937-1953); business correspondence of the Braun Music Company, based in New York (late 1930s-early 1940s) including two audio discs; and correspondence, receipts, and photographs concerning a family trip to Europe in 1961.
- Acquisition information Gift of the J.G. Braun Co. (1996.0100).
- Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include commercial catalogs of the company and the archival collection of Architectural metal-work records of J.G. Braun Co., all cataloged separately.
- Biographical or Historical Note Jacob Gottfried Braun was born in Germany in 1857 and died in Chicago in Feb. 1921.
- Names
- Braun, Jacob Gottfried, 1857-1921 Archives.
- Braun, H. J. Archives.
- Braun family.
- 322 South Paulina Street (Chicago, Ill.)
- Braun Music Company (New York, N.Y.)
- J.G. Braun Co.
- Braun, H. J.
- Braun Music Company (New York, N.Y.)
- J.G. Braun Co.
- Subjects
- Architectural metal-work Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Architectural metal-work Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Families Germany 19th century.
- Families Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Families Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Family corporations Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Family corporations Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- German Americans Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- German Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Iron industry and trade Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Iron industry and trade Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Music New York (State) New York 20th century.
- Prices Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Prices Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Real estate investment Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Real estate investment Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Real estate investment New York (State) New York.
- Geographic coverage
- Chicago (Ill.) Commerce.
- Germany Emigration and immigration 19th century.
- Genre
- Correspondence. aat
- German language items. chs
- Inventories. aat
- Price lists. aat
- Phonograph records. aat
- Photographic prints. gmgpc
- Receipts (financial records) aat
- Geographic name
- Germany.
- United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.