Object record
This family-held original closes a gap left by Dolf’s 1938 declaration and 1940 Alien Registration Form. Those earlier records documented his first citizenship papers; this certificate proves that the process was completed in Boston in 1944 and preserves a signed identification photograph from the year he became an American citizen.
SeriesCivil, property and municipal records
Original text
Certificate of Naturalization no. 6354892 Petition no. 269344 Name: Adolf Reichenbach Age: 29 years Sex: male Complexion: fair Color of eyes: brown Color of hair: dark brown Height: 6 feet Weight: 165 pounds Marital status: married Former nationality: German Residence: 119 Park Street, Brookline Naturalized: United States District Court, Boston, Massachusetts, 15 May 1944
English translation
The certificate records Adolf “Dolf” Reichenbach as a twenty-nine-year-old married man of former German nationality, residing at 119 Park Street in Brookline. The United States District Court in Boston admitted him as a citizen on 15 May 1944. Certificate no. 6354892 and petition no. 269344 identify the completed naturalization record.
Complete English translation of the legible text prepared for the Reichenbach Family Archive. Brackets identify text that is blank, damaged or not securely legible.
- Archive reference
- RB-DOC-0213
- Date
- 15 May 1944
- Medium
- Not yet recorded in the public catalog
- Physical dimensions
- Not yet recorded in the public catalog
- Digital image
- 1280 × 988 pixels
- Evidence status
- Documented family-held United States naturalization record
- Uncertainty
- The typed line “65 Strathmore Road, Brighton” appears above the certificate border, but its date and administrative purpose have not yet been established. The present image is an interim discovery photograph; a preservation scan, including the reverse, is forthcoming.
- Source and provenance
- Family-held original Certificate of Naturalization; interim photograph supplied by Rabbi Daniel Dolph Reichenbach on 24 August 2026.
- Custody history
- A separate custody history has not yet been recorded; see the source and credit fields.
- Credit
- Reichenbach Family Archive
- Rights
- Family-held historical document; publication authorized by the archive owner. Contact the archive before reuse.
- Image treatment
- Interim 1280 × 988-pixel color photograph displayed without crop or generative alteration. A flat preservation scan will replace this access copy when available.
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How to cite this object
Chicago-style suggested citation
Reichenbach Family Archive. “Dolf Reichenbach’s Certificate of Naturalization.” 15 May 1944. RB-DOC-0213. https://www.reichenbacharchive.org/objects/rb-doc-0213.
Permanent URLhttps://www.reichenbacharchive.org/objects/rb-doc-0213