Ida letter #4, 1993 October 22

The Papers of Ida Hettinger consists of documents dated 1993 to 2002. The bulk of the papers consist of letters written by Ida Hettinger to family in Colorado, Nevada, and California. All of Ida's letters are in German; many include an English translation provided by Harold Stoll. The letters were passed around to various members of the family so some files also include notes that accompanied the letter and translation from one family to another. Because the letters were often passed on, photocopies of the letters as well as copies of other letters can be found in the files. In some folders the original letter from Ida is not included. The files are maintained in the original order.

Many of Ida Hettinger's letters contain information about herself, family, and distant family relations from the Doenhof region. A few photographs, or photocopies of photographs, were included with a couple of the letters. There are only a few return letters to Ida in the collection.