The Otto Haas Family Papers document the personal and professional life of Otto Haas (1872-1960) and his wife Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967); the Rohm and Haas Company, of which he was a co-founder; and members of the Haas and Lorcher family.
A small portion of the collection has been digitized.
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2 items
Tuus Sit Autumnus Vita Hilaris Coleratusque ut Silva Temporibus Vini
- May your autumn of life be cheerful and colorful like a forest in the times of wine
Box 2, Folder 7- Undated
Art created by Hilla Lorcher, sent to Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967). Lorcher leaves a note on the back of the art reading "for September 20th my wish: the Autumn of your life may be as gay and coloured as the forest…
- Author Lorcher, Hilla
- Addressee Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967
- Subject Botanical illustration, Art
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14 items
Clippings from letters from Hilla Lorcher to Phoebe Waterman Haas
Box 2, Folder 7- Undated
Drawings from letters sent from Hilla Lorcher to Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967). Lorcher seems to be a relative of Otto Haas (1872-1960), Phoebe's husband.
- Author Lorcher, Hilla
- Addressee Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967
- Subject Drawings, Lorcher, Hilla, Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967
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Pressed flowers
Box 2, Folder 7- Circa 1950
Collage made of pressed flowers on cream colored paper, created by Hilla Lorcher and sent to Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967).
- Artist Lorcher, Hilla
- Subject Dried flowers, Collage
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16 items
Handmade Passport for Phoebe Waterman Haas, September 1937
Box 2, Folder 7- 1937-Sep
Handmade passport created by Hilla Lorcher for Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967). Inside the passport is a letter to Phoebe from Hilla, describing her favorite places she has traveled in Italy. The letter ends with a…
- Creator Of Work Lorcher, Hilla
- Subject Handicraft, Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967, Italy, Drawings
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2 items
Postcard from Hilla Lorcher to Phoebe Waterman Haas
Box 2, Folder 7- Circa 1945
Postcard from Hilla Lorcher to Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967). The postcard features an image of the Rathaus (Town Hall) in Stuttgart, Germany, following its destruction in 1945 during World War II.
- Author Lorcher, Hilla
- Addressee Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967
- Subject Germany--Stuttgart, Lorcher, Hilla, Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967, World War II
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Letter from Hilla Lorcher to Phoebe Waterman Haas, February 1, 1963
Box 2, Folder 7- 1963-Feb-01
Letter from Hilla Lorcher to Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967). The letter mentions sending pressed flowers enclosed in a card, a visit to archaeological excavations under a church in Esslingen, Germany, and sentiments…
- Author Lorcher, Hilla
- Addressee Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967
- Subject Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967, Lorcher, Hilla
