Guide to the Richard E. Rauh Oversize Papers , 1794-1991

Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
The Richard E. Rauh Oversize Papers,
Creator
Rauh, Richard E
Collection Number
mso301
Extent
2.5 linear feet 1 box
Date
1794-1991
Abstract
The history of the Rauh family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began in 1870 when Solomon Rauh, a dry-goods merchant, moved to the city. Since that time, four generations of Rauhs have been involved in the Jewish community, in civic affairs, in music and theater arts, and in philanthropy. The collection includes periodicals containing articles about or by Bertha or Enoch Rauh, photocopies of articles pertaining the wedding of Bertha Floersheim and Enoch Rauh; articles about the history of Pittsburgh Jewry; and an obituary of Richard S. Rauh. Materials related to the Pittsburgh Association of Credit Men and to City Council elections are also included.
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
The guide to this collection was written by Susan M. Melnick.
Publisher
Heinz History Center
Address
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

See finding aid for Richard E. Rauh Papers, MSS #301

Scope and Content Notes

The collection includes periodicals containing articles about or by Bertha or Enoch Rauh, photocopies of articles pertaining the wedding of Bertha Floersheim and Enoch Rauh; articles about the history of Pittsburgh Jewry; and an obituary of Richard S. Rauh. Materials related to the Pittsburgh Association of Credit Men and to City Council elections are also included. A German letter, written in 1794, is included with its translation. Documents include the 1988 marriage certificate of Bertha and Enoch Rauh and a document from the US State Department related to their European trip in 1905; and an invitation to the inauguration of Dwight Eisenhower addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Rauh. Also included are building contracts for the Pittsburgh City Home and Hospital, Mayview, Pa., known as "Mayview."

Additions to the collection in 2005, include two cartoons by Cy Hungerford, an autographed collage of tickets and a program from the 1953 appearance of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. A certificate stating that Enoch Rauh was a member of the City of Pittsburgh Council, issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; a certificate of award for Helen Wayne Rauh's contributions to the Pittsburgh Playhouse, and a panegyric of Richard S. Rauh's election to the executive board of the Pittsburgh Playhouse are also included. A print by Joseph Stastny of the Westinghouse Bridge is also part of the collection.

Conditions Governing Access

None.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials came in two accessions.

Acc# 1999.0100 Gift of Richard E. Rauh.

Acc# 2005.0277 Gift of Richard E. Rauh

Preferred Citation

The Richard E. Rauh Oversized Papers, 1794-1991, MSO#301, Rauh Jewish Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

July 27, 2001; records arranged and inventory written by Susan M. Melnick. Additions arranged and added January 2006 by S. M. Melnick.

Subjects

    Personal Names

    • Floersheim, Pauline Wertheimer
    • Lindberg, Charles
    • Mellon, Andrew
    • Rauh, Bertha F.
    • Rauh, Helen B., 1890-1963.
    • Rauh, Richard E., b.1940.
    • Rauh, Richard S., 1893-1954.
    • Pittsburgh Council of Nine
    • Enoch Rauh
    • Helen Wayne Rauh

    Other Subjects

    • Jews--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh

Container List

Clippings,, 1888, 1954
Containers
Box 1, Folder 1
Mayview,, 1928
Containers
Box 1, Folder 2
Printed material,, 1905-1966
Containers
Box 1, Folder 3
Rauh, Enoch,, 1911, 1917
Containers
Box 1, Folder 6
Rauh, Enoch and Bertha, documents,, 1888, 1905, 1942
Containers
Box 1, Folder 7
Rauh, Richard S. and Helen W., Invitation,, 1953
Containers
Box 1, Folder 8
Letter and translation,, 1794
Containers
Box 1, Portfolio [1]