People 2
PersonMentioned inAdolf “Dolf” ReichenbachDolf wrote the St. Moritz letter at twenty-three, escaped Germany and began again in Massachusetts. He became a clothing designer, married Subie and raised Paul and Susan.
PersonMentioned inSusan “Subie” Ulmer ReichenbachSubie grew up in Cleveland, earned a Bachelor of Science at Simmons in 1943 and built a family life with Dolf in Massachusetts.
Documents and objects 6
Document / objectThe first page of Dolf’s Alien Registration FormThe first page records Dolf Reichenbach, A5106968, at 3 Netherlands Road in Brookline. It gives his Halberstadt birth, last arrival at New York on 4 May 1938 aboard the SS Paris, first U.S. arrival on 5 February 1937, and his work for F & M Skirt Co. of Boston.
Document / objectA third pattern of J. Reichenbach wooden hangerA third surviving Reichenbach hanger pattern. The form broadens the surviving group of shop objects. It does not carry a secure date or name its user.
Document / objectA. Thiemann records old houses in the GerberstraßeThis high-contrast portfolio sheet bears A. Thiemann’s boxed AT monogram. The family kept it among the postwar views of Halberstadt, where it broadens the portfolio beyond Walter Gemm. The title is secure from the contents list, but browning, edge losses and the cropped number remain visible.
Document / objectDolf Reichenbach’s Certificate of NaturalizationDolf’s original naturalization certificate records his admission as a United States citizen in Boston on 15 May 1944. His photograph and signature remain attached to the family-held original. The certificate proves completed naturalization, but the typed Brighton address above its border is not yet explained.
Document / objectMargarete’s silver household objectsA lidded sugar caster and a rectangular repoussé box, associated in family memory with Margarete Reichenbach’s departure from Germany. Susan Reichenbach Heyman connects the pieces to Margarete’s departure. No document yet establishes when she acquired them or who made them.
Document / objectReichenbach spring textiles and ready-made clothing advertisementReichenbach spring clothing and textile advertisement, 28 February 1930