Guide to the Reizenstein Family Photographic Collection, c. 1860-1970
Metadata Details
Title
Reizenstein family photographs 1860-1970
Subject
Reizenstein family, Reizenstein Middle School (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Silverman store (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Silberstein store (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Jews--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Description
The Reizenstein Family Photographic Collection consists of twenty folders housed in one archival box and arranged alphabetically by family name. The photographs consist primarily of family portraits and snapshots from the Reizenstein, Schamberg, Silberstein, and Silverman families. The collection also includes one photograph of the Silberstein storefront and one of the Silverman storefront. The collection also documents trips made by Louis and Florence Silberstein Reizenstein and the groundbreaking and dedication of the Reizenstein School, Reizenstein Family Photographs, 1860-1970, MSP 0073, Rauh Jewish Archives, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Celeste Silberstein Behrend gift 3/01/1997 1997.0098 papers., Jane Rosenberg Berkey gift 6/20/2007 2008.0205 paprs., Celeste Silberstein Behrend gift 2/27/1990 1990.0025 papers., Celeste Silberstein Behrend gift 5/31/1994 1994.0127 papers, Lois Michaels gift 2/5/2004 2004.0031 papers., Gift of Jane Rosenberg Berkey, Gift of Celeste Silberman Behrend, Gift of Lois Michaels, Charles Reizenstein and other family members came to the United States from Germany around 1848. By 1882, he had established a business named the Charles Reizenstein Company that sold glass and gifts, located on Federal Street in Allegheny City, now the Pittsburgh North Side. Through marriages of his descendants, the family grew to include the Schamberg, Silberstein, and Silverman families., Processed MSP 0073 03/2010 T. Rea, Finding aid available.
Contributor
Reizenstein family., Schamberg family., Silberstein family., Silverman family., Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (depositor)
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