ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL # 1328 (addition)
DATES: 1900-1995
SIZE: .25 linear feet
ACQUISITION: This addition to the Dr. Richard Frank Papers was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Mary Margaret Frank, Grand Forks, North Dakota on August 17, 2006 (Acc. # 2006-2848).
ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
This addition to the Dr. Richard Frank Papers consists of a broad range of documents covering the whole range of Dr. Frank's life. It includes (among other things) biographical information; birth and education records; documents related to his family, including the effect of the Holocaust on his family, and the death of his parents in the concentration camps, as well as subsequent West German reparations; documents relating to his involvement with various organizations, including the Masons, the Federated Church, the Experiment in International Living, and the Institute for Ecological Studies; newspaper articles written about him, as well as columns he wrote himself; documents relating to his professional activities as a chemist; documents relating to his many activities in the community; and a variety of personal correspondence.
Box 1
Folder
31 photographs were separated and added to the Orin G. Libby photograph collection.
| Photograph Number | Description |
| OGL# 1328-1 | Berta Weissenburger Frank. Date unknown. Taken before Richard Frank emigrated to the United States. |
| OGL# 1328-2 | Duplicate of #1. |
| OGL# 1328-3 | Stefan Frank with three other subjects-two women, one man. One of the women is his cousin Rose Neuwahl. Dated 24 March 1921. |
| OGL# 1328-4 | Berta and Stefan Frank. Taken in Cannstatt, Germany, in 1900 (the year they married). |
| OGL# 1328-5 | Duplicate of #4. |
| OGL# 1328-6 | Portrait of Berta Frank. Date unknown. Probably taken sometime between 1900 and 1902. |
| OGL# 1328-7 | Additional portrait of Berta Frank. Date unknown. Probably taken sometime between 1900 and 1902 as well. |
| OGL# 1328-8 | Berta Frank with son Richard (approximately age two). Dated 1902. |
| OGL# 1328-9 | Erna Frank (born 1906) as an infant. Date unknown. |
| OGL# 1328-10 | Richard and Erna Frank as children. Dated 1907. |
| OGL# 1328-11 | Richard Frank as a young boy. Date unknown. |
| OGL# 1328-12 | Portrait of Prof. H. Wieland of the University of Freiburg. Date unknown. Probably taken between 1921 and 1926. |
| OGL# 1328-13 | Photograph of Prof. Wieland delivering a lecture. Date unknown. Probably taken between 1921 and 1926. |
| OGL# 1328-14 | Richard Frank at work in a laboratory, probably in Freiburg. Date unknown. Probably taken between 1921 and 1926. |
| OGL# 1328-15 | Three pictures of Richard Frank at work cutting wood at Multen in the Black Forest, as well as a certificate from the Head Forester for the Schönau Forestry Office stating that Mr. Frank performed his duties well (see enclosed translation). Dated 11 October 1923. |
| OGL# 1328-16 | Family picture of Stefan and Berta Frank with their children Richard and Erna. Dated Easter of 1932. |
| OGL# 1328-17 | Additional family picture of Stefan and Berta Frank with their children Richard and Erna. Date unknown. |
| OGL# 1328-18 | Stefan and Berta Frank. Dated 1941. |
| OGL# 1328-19 | Three portraits (one as a young couple, two later in life as individuals) of Else-Goldman-Mailänder (1901-1975) and Ernst Mailänder (1895-1974). Includes a short note from Rodolfo Mailander (presumably their son). Dates unknown. |
| OGL# 1328-20 | Picture taken by Richard Frank during his trans-Atlantic voyage to the U.S. Dated 1939. |
| OGL# 1328-21 | Additional picture taken by Richard Frank during his trans-Atlantic voyage to the U.S. Dated 1939. |
| OGL# 1328-22 | Additional picture taken by Richard Frank during his trans-Atlantic voyage to the U.S. Dated 1939. |
| OGL# 1328-23 | Additional picture taken by Richard Frank during his trans-Atlantic voyage to the U.S. Dated 1939. |
| OGL# 1328-24 | Dr. Richard and Mary Margaret French Frank on the occasion of their wedding, 1 August 1957. |
| OGL# 1328-25 | Dr. Richard and Mary Margaret French Frank on the occasion of their wedding. Also in the picture: Dr. French (bride's father) and Erna Frank (groom's sister). 1 August 1957. |
| OGL# 1328-26 | Dr. Richard and Mary Margaret French Frank on the occasion of their wedding. Left to right: Carl Fitcheimer (groom's cousin), Erna Frank (groom's sister), Mary Margaret French Frank, Dr. Frank, Dr. French (bride's father), and Townsley French (bride's brother). 1 August 1957. |
| OGL# 1328-27 | Dr. Richard and Mary Margaret French Frank on the occasion of their wedding. Left to right: Erna Frank (groom's sister), Dr. French (bride's father), Mary Margaret French Frank, minister, Dr. Frank, unidentified man, and unidentified woman. 1 August 1957. |
| OGL# 1328-28 | Dr. Richard Frank with a group of University of North Dakota dignitaries. Front row, left to right: Dr. Frank, and Dr. Ernest Coon. Back row, left to right: Ben Gustafson, Dr. Connie Nelson (VP of Academic Affairs), Dr. Leo Paquette (Abbott Lecturer), and Dr. Thomas Clifford (President, UND). Dated January 1980. |
| OGL# 1328-29 | Portrait of Dr. Richard Frank. Date unknown. |
| OGL# 1328-30 | Dr. Richard and Mary Margaret Frank on the occasion of Dr. Frank's 90th birthday. Apparently celebrated at the Federated Church of Grand Forks. Children of the congregation visible in background. Dated 7 October 1990. |
| OGL# 1328-31 | Dr. Richard Frank walking on a beach with a camera. Date and location unknown. |
| Original Donation | First Addition: 1926-1995 |
| Second Addition: 1941 | Third Addition: 1989 |
| Fourth Addition: 1900-1995 | Fifth Addition: 1938-1953 |
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