Baurat Theodor Reh papers.

The Baurat Theodor Reh papers include correspondence, mostly dated 1939, to and from Baurat Theodor Reh, Reichsverkehrsminister Julius Dorpmüller, and others, relating to the railroad system in German South-West Africa (now Namibia). Dorpmüller was the Nazi Germany Minister of Transportation. Also i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reh, Baurat Theodor (Author, Compiler)
Dorpmüller, Julius (Author)
Language:German
Language and/or Writing System:
The material is in German.
Subjects:
Transportation engineering > Namibia > History > Sources.
Railroads > Namibia > History > Sources.
Namibia > History > 1915-1946 > Sources.
Germany. > Reichsverkehrsministerium.
Business correspondence.
Military maps.
Newsletters.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Certificates.
Genre:
Sources.
Business correspondence.
Military maps.
Newsletters.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Certificates.
Local Note:
MSU: Purchased by the MSU Libraries in 1969.
Physical Description:4 folders (.15 linear feet)
Format: Kit
Description
Summary:
The Baurat Theodor Reh papers include correspondence, mostly dated 1939, to and from Baurat Theodor Reh, Reichsverkehrsminister Julius Dorpmüller, and others, relating to the railroad system in German South-West Africa (now Namibia). Dorpmüller was the Nazi Germany Minister of Transportation. Also in the collection is a map, charts, printed matter, and Reh's "Supf-Plakette" certificate. The materials document some of Nazi Germany's plans for post-World War II port construction, railroad expansion and road building in the former colony of South-West Africa.
Call Number:MSS 78
XX small
Cite As:
Item, Folder number and/or title, Baurat Theodor Reh papers, MSS 78, Special Collections, MSU Libraries, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Source of Acquisition:
Purchased by MSU Libraries in 1969.
Biographical Sketch:
Baurat Theodor Reh was a councillor in the Regierungsbaumeister (Building Ministry). He worked as an architect and surveyor.