Kathryn Reinhard Albrecht Papers

Collection

Identifier: RG 30-102

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The papers consist entirely of newspaper clippings, which document the local events of Lorain County, Amherst and Oberlin in particular. Aside from the first few obituary clippings in volume 1 of the scrapbooks that contain information about the deaths of the Albrechts’ two sons, there is scant documentation concerning Kathryn Albrecht and her family.

Dates

Creation: 1913 - 1948
Other: Date acquired: 05/18/1977

Creator

Albrecht, Kathryn Reinhard (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Biographical Sketch

Kathryn Reinhard Albrecht (1889-1950), a life-long resident of Lorain County, Ohio, was born in Amherst Township to Jacob (1855-1939) and Anna C Arndt Reinhard (1868-1952). She had two sisters: Edith L (1898-1917) and Alma Lorena (1905-1993);. Kathryn moved to Russia Township after her marriage to Clarence Carl Albrecht (1885-1965). She was as member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amherst, the Women’s Club, the North Russia Needle Guild, and the Russia Township Farm Women’s club. The Albrechts had two children, a son Donald Jacob (12 Dec 1911 - 13 Apr 1928) and an unnamed baby son who died in 1913. Kathryn Albrecht died in her home on 8 June 1950 after suffering from a protracted illness.

Sources Consulted

Obituary, Oberlin News Tribune, 15 June 1950.

Kathryn Albrecht Papers (RG 30/102).