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A Guide to the Kolbe Family Papers, 1886-2014 Kolbe Family, Papers, 1886-2014 51777

A Guide to the Kolbe Family Papers, 1886-2014

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 51777


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
51777
Title
Kolbe Family Papers, 1886-2014
Physical Description
1.2 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Kolbe Family Papers, 1886-2014. Accession 51777. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of J. Christian Kolbe, Richmond.

Biographical Information

John George Kolbe was born on 11 October 1886. He married Ruby Royal Penick (1898-1976) on 5 November 1921. They resided in Richmond, Virginia, where he sold gas ranges, gas hot water heaters, and other kitchen equipment and supplies. They had four children. He died in Richmond on 23 May 1953 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1886-2014, of the Kolbe family of Richmond, Virginia, namely John George Kolbe (1886-1953) and his wife Ruby Royal (Penick) Kolbe (1898-1976). Much of the correspondence relates to the health issues of their two infant sons, the medical care they received at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, and the subsequent death of John G. Kolbe, Jr. (1922-1924) while there. The collection also includes accounts and receipts, baptismal and confirmation certificates, greeting cards, photographs, programs, will of Emily Loeffler (1856-1936), and a WWI induction order.

Contents List

Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1921 .
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1922 .
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1923 .
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1924 (February) .
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1924 (March) .
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1924 (April-August)) .
Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence, 1926 .
Box 1 Folder 8
Correspondence, 1928 .
Box 1 Folder 9
Correspondence, 1929 .
Box 1 Folder 10
Correspondence, 1930 .
Box 1 Folder 11
Correspondence, 1934 .
Box 1 Folder 12
Correspondence, 1944 .
Box 1 Folder 13
Correspondence, 1947 .
Box 1 Folder 14
Correspondence, undated.
Box 1 Folder 15
Accounts and Receipts.
Box 1 Folder 16
Addresses.
Box 3 Folder n/a
Baptismal Certificate.
Box 1 Folder 17
Boy Scouts.
Box 1 Folder 18
Burial Vault.
Box 1 Folder 19
Clippings.
Box 1 Folder 20
Confirmation Certificate.
Box 1 Folder 21
Greeting Cards.
Box 1 Folder 22
Laburnum Elementary School, 1957-1958 .
Box 1 Folder 23
New Store Opening, June 1924 .
Box 1 Folder 24
Penick, Ruby - School Record.
Box 1 Folder 25
Photograph Album.
Box 2 Folder 1-3
Photographs.
Box 3 Folder n/a
Photographs (Oversize).
Box 2 Folder 4
Programs.
Box 2 Folder 5
Ritual of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South .
Box 2 Folder 6
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Box 2 Folder 7
Sauer's Monument Avenue Gardens.
Box 2 Folder 8
Wedding, 5 November 1921 .
Box 2 Folder 9
Will of Emily Loeffler.
Box 2 Folder 10
WWI Induction Order.