Spiegelberg-Ilfeld Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-523-BC
Scope and Content
The Spiegelberg Ilfeld family papers consist of 9 parts: I. An address book and wallet size account booklets; II. Personal letters; III. Personal letters of Herman Ilfeld to his wife Henriette, 1876-1883; IV. Legal documents; V. Business Documents; VI. Magazine and newspaper clippings; VII. Masonic documents; VIII. Miscellaneous; IX. A Grand Army of the Republic ribbon.
Materials are in English and German.
Materials are in English and German.
Dates
- 1874-1963
Creator
- Spiegelberg family, (Family)
Language of Materials
English German
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biographical Information
Charles Ilfeld was a successful business person in New Mexico for over seventy years. In 1865, Charles left Germany at age eighteen. After initially working in New York for a short time his older brother Herman, who had been living in New Mexico for several years, sent for Charles.
After two years of being a partner in various retail businesses in Santa Fe and Taos, Charles established his own business in the thriving town of Las Vegas, New Mexico. In May of 1874, Charles married Adele Nordhaus, whose brother Max later ran the Charles Ilfeld Company. Charles and Adele had three surviving children: Louis, Herman, and Arthur.
Herman Ilfeld, Charles' older brother, married Henriette Spiegelberg in October of 1874. Henriette was the only daughter of Solomon Jacob Spiegelberg. Solomon, the first of the Spiegelbergs to come West, was born in Hanover, Germany in 1826. He arrived in the United States in 1842 and later came west in 1846. He set up his own wholesale and retail business in general merchandise in Santa Fe. A few years later his brothers; Levi, Elias, Emanual, Lehaman, Willi, and Abraham joined Solomon in New Mexico. Most of the Spiegelberg brothers remained in New Mexico.
After two years of being a partner in various retail businesses in Santa Fe and Taos, Charles established his own business in the thriving town of Las Vegas, New Mexico. In May of 1874, Charles married Adele Nordhaus, whose brother Max later ran the Charles Ilfeld Company. Charles and Adele had three surviving children: Louis, Herman, and Arthur.
Herman Ilfeld, Charles' older brother, married Henriette Spiegelberg in October of 1874. Henriette was the only daughter of Solomon Jacob Spiegelberg. Solomon, the first of the Spiegelbergs to come West, was born in Hanover, Germany in 1826. He arrived in the United States in 1842 and later came west in 1846. He set up his own wholesale and retail business in general merchandise in Santa Fe. A few years later his brothers; Levi, Elias, Emanual, Lehaman, Willi, and Abraham joined Solomon in New Mexico. Most of the Spiegelberg brothers remained in New Mexico.
Extent
1 box (.26 cu. ft.)
Separated Material
Photographs have been transferred to Spiegelberg-Ilfeld Family Photograph Collection.
Relevant Secondary Sources
- Charles Ilfeld, Sedentary Merchant in the Arid Southwest, 1865-1884.1949.William J. Parish.
- German Jews and The Commercial Revolution in Territorial New Mexico, 1850-1900.1959. William J. Parish.
- The Charles Ilfeld Company: A study of the rise and decline of mercantile capitalism in New Mexico.1961.William J. Parish.
Creator
- Spiegelberg family, (Family)
- Ilfeld family (Family)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Spiegelberg-Ilfeld Family Papers, 1874-1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by CSWR Staff
- Date
- ©2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MSS 523 BC::Spiegelberg-Ilfeld Family Papers)//EN" "nmu1mss523bc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451