Blomberg Family Papers
M2004.02
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- Blomberg Family Papers
- ID
- M2004.02
- Date
- 1851-1992
- Extent
- 0.75 Linear feet ; 2 boxes and lateral file drawer (Drawer excluded from linear measure)
- Physical Description
- Contains correspondence and other documents, telegrams, photographs, and postcards.
- Location
- Boxes located in Special Collections, Row 7, Section 5. Oversize items located in lateral drawer.
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]; Blomberg Family Papers, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville
Biographical Note
Lithuanian emigrant Lewis Blomberg came to Asheville in 1887, and was soon followed by his older brother Aaron. Both brothers owned many businesses in Asheville, including, the Star Clothing Company, the Racket Store, the Model Cigar Store, and the Strand movie theater. The brothers' children also went on to own numerous businesses. These included the Emporium, the Bootery, and Nat Haberdasher. Lewis' youngest son Harry, created a large car dealership in Asheville, before purchasing Biltmore Industries.
[Based on information in, The family store : a history of Jewish businesses in downtown Asheville, 1880-1990 / collected and edited by Jan Schochet and Sharon Fahrer, F264.A8 S35 2006 ]
Scope and Contents
Contains personal papers, photographs, and other documents from the Blomberg family of Asheville, particularly Lewis Blomberg, and his five children Sigmund, Nat, Marilyn, Freda, and Harry, and Lewis' brother Aaron. The collection also contains a 1992 directory from Congregation Beth Ha-Tephila.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Donors
Items in Box 1, Folders 11 to 18, received from Blomberg family via Sharon Fahrer in November 2017. Other items donated in 2004 by Sharon Fahrer on behalf of Marilyn Patton.
Processing Information
Originally processed by Special Collections staff, 2004. Reprocessed with new finding aid by Jess Furst, December 2013. Further revisions and additions by Colin Reeve, November 2017
Related Materials
Related Collections
Blomberg, Patton & Grimes Biltmore Industries Archive [M2016.13]
Collection Inventory
Box 1: Papers, Postcards, and Photographs |
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Folder 1 |
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1992 Directory, Congregation Beth Ha-Tephila. |
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Folder 2 |
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Undated letter from Harry Blomberg to Freada (sic) and Edna, on Harry's Motor Inns notepaper |
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Undated letter from Harry Blomberg to Freda and Edna, on Nat's Clothiers notepaper |
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Paper bag with logo,"The Racket Store, 1887--Asheville's Grand Old Store--1929. L. Blomberg, Proprietor, 16 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, N.C." |
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Folder 3 |
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Russian Postal Card addressed to "Mr. A. Blomberg, 23 North Main Str. Asheville, N.C. America." 1907. Handwritten note in Yiddish (from a child thanking Blomberg for a pair of pants) |
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Russian Postal Card addressed to "Mr. L. Blumberg, 17 Patton Ave. Ascheville,(sic) N.C. America." 1905. Handwritten note in Yiddish. |
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Russian Postal Card addressed to "Mr. L. Blumberg, 17 Patton Ave. Asheville, N.C. America." Date indecipherable. Handwritten note in Yiddish. |
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Folder 4 |
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Letter, in German, on stationery from "Model Cigar Store, 17 Patton Ave., Asheville, N.C", Jan. 31, 1893." Sender and recipient names indecipherable |
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Document, in German, with two seals and multiple stamp-seals. (Reference to Pauline Paracleis and Benjamin Schmerl Segal.) November 12, 1888. [4 pages] |
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Folder 5 |
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(List), in Yiddish. Undated |
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Folder 6 |
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Letter, in Yiddish, on stationary from, "Blumberg Bros. Outfitters for Men, Women and Children, 113-119 Broughton Street, West, Savannah, Ga." Feb. 26, 1924 |
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Folder 7 - Telegrams for "Sig's Barmetzvah and Mames wedding." Originally in photo envelope from Allison's Drug Store Agency. Envelope is in folder. |
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Wedding Telegrams, to Mr & Mrs. Lewis Blomberg, Oddfellows Hall, Savannah, GA |
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From cousin Segal, October 12, 1899 |
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From Ike L. Ettinger, October 12, 189(9) |
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From Mr. & Mrs. Frank, (12 Oct) |
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Bar Mitzvah Telegrams, to Blomberg, 31 Woodfin St. or 17 Patton Ave., Asheville |
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From Minnie & Sam, August 21, 1909 |
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From Uncle Albert, August 21, 1909 |
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From Abe Blanche, August 21, 1909 |
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From Mr. & Mrs. H Raskin, August 22, 1909 |
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From Mr. & Mrs. B Abramovitz and family, August 22, 1909 |
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From Mr. & Mrs. J Cohen, August 22, 1909 |
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From Blomberg Bros., August 22, 1909 |
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From Mr. & Mrs. L Bluestein, August 22, 1909 |
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From Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Marcus, August 22, 1909 |
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From Mr. & Mrs. S Ginsberg, August 22, 1909 |
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From Grandma & Uncle, nd |
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Folder 8 |
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Check to A. Blomberg from D.L. Duck for $10.00, April 16, 1905. [Photocopy] |
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Letter from Senator Robert R. Reynolds, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stern, June 1, 1940 |
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Folder 9 |
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Postcard, reply to Biltmore Industries from Lillian (Stickh) requesting samples, nd |
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Folder 10 |
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Newsprint advertisement for The Racket Store, 78 N. Lexington Avenue, with photo of L. Blomberg. nd |
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Folder 11 - Postcard to Fred Seely |
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From Phil & Helen, view of First Baptist Church, Asbury Park NJ, 1928 |
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Folder 12 - Postcard to Lewis Blomberg |
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From (Mollie), view of Thomas Circle, Washington, DC, 1909 |
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Folder 13 - Postcards to Marilyn Blomberg |
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From (her father), images of Hotel Edison, NYC, 1940 |
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From "Mommie", image of Hotel Alden, Miami Beach, 1941 |
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From "Mommie" and Babe, image of Hotel Alden, Miami Beach, 1941 |
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From Mommie and Daddy, images of the Hickory House, Miami Beach, date not readable |
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Folder 14 - Postcards to Sigmund Blomberg |
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From 'Your Mother', view of The Tower, Dreamland, Coney Island, NY, 1909 |
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From Mother, view of Mt. Vernon Mansion, 1909 |
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From Mother, view of Johns Hopkins University, 1909 |
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From Shirley & Harry, image of Kururstendamm, Berlin, date not readable |
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Folder 15 - Postcards to Freda Blomberg Stern |
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Unsigned, view of John Brown's Monument and War Tablets, Harpers Ferry, WV, date not readable |
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From Mother, US Congressional Library, Washington, DC, 1909 |
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From (Cousin Benny), picture of swans, 1911 |
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From (Mary A) Blomberg [Cousin], picture of man writing, 1909 |
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From (Mother), image of Baltimore St., Baltimore MD, 1909 |
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From Mother, image of Tybee Island lighthouse, 1910 |
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From (Madeline), image of The Warwick, Philadelphia, 1953 |
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From (Shirley & Harry), view of "Old Dutch" Restaurant, Rotterdam, 1959 |
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From Edna, view of floral clock, Niagara Falls, 1962 |
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From Sig, view of Long Beach, CA, 1964 |
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From George & (Riette), view of Malecon, Mexico, (1978) |
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From (Harry & Shirley), Berlin-Charlottenburg, date not readable |
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From (Harry & Shirley), view in Vatican Museum, date not readable |
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From (Bette & George), view of St. Maarten, date not readable |
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From (Stephanie), view of the Eiffel Tower, date not readable |
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From (Shirley & Harry), view of Bakkhaus Resi, Berlin, date not readable |
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From (Shirley & Harry), view of the Savoy, London, date not readable |
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From (Riette), view of Tourkolimano, Greece, not not readable |
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Folder 16 - Postcards to Biltmore Industries |
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From Beatrice (Cobb) regarding check, image of Morganton, NC, 1941 |
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From H A Crieth, requesting Fall Wardrobe, view of Creith Lumber, Columbus, OH, 195 |
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Folder 17 - Unsent Postcards |
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Image of Atlanta Biltmore Hotel |
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View of Big Cove Camp Ground near Maggie Valley, NC |
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Folder 18 - Photographs |
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Miss Maude Branch |
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Unidentified man, (in WWI era army uniform), Girard's Studio, Savannah, GA |
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Box 2: Photograph Albums |
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Album with "S M A 1919" written on cover. (Contains photos of Harry Blomberg at military academy and family members) [Prints removed from album pages and placed in photo sleeves probably during initial processing] |
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Album with photos of baby/young boy with various adults, dated 1933 - 36 [Some pages have become detached from album] |
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"Photo Book of Edna Blomberg 1916", contains photos taken 1915 - 17, many are captioned, and seem to be of Edna, her friends, and family. Also includes loose print of woman (possibly Edna in 1960s), and clipping of Asheville street scene (in 1930s) |
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Album with photos primarily featuring Freda Blomberg circa 1907 - 15, and several telegrams Also includes loose photos, generally from same era, but one is dated 1940, two newspaper clippings, and postcard from Moe to Edna Blomberg, dated 1965 [Post-it notes identifying people added by unknown person(s)] |
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Series of photographs in archive sleeves and identified as (removed from) "Red Album". Photographs seem to show Blomberg family from the (1940s). [Sleeves are numbered bloRA001 to 0042, but 003 is used twice, and sleeves 039 to 041 were empty and removed from series during reprocessing.] |
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14 sleeved photographs, possibly originally in the "Red Album" [Sleeves have bloRA prefix, but are not numbered] |
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Folder with photograph of men on stage with "Dr G Farrow Parker" identified. Also photocopy of family photograph, circa early 20th century. |
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Oversize Items |
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Marriage document in Yiddish. Undated. Published by A.L. Cremansky, 30 Canal Street, N.Y. |
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Photograph, family group, undated (early 20th century) |
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Photograph, family (wedding) group, The Plateau Studios, Asheville, undated (1920s) |
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Photograph, family group, undated (1980s) |
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