G.Heider-Hartog 2.,XL.47<br/>c—-/o.Fr.,T.Hartog<br/>Forchstr. 108<br/>Zürich 7 .<br/>Herrn Direktor Wartmann<br/>Kunsthaus<br/>Zürich ,<br/>Sehr geehrter Herr Direktor Wartmann,<br/>in der Beilage gestatte ich mir, Ihnen das Antwort-<br/>schreiben von Nr,5olomon R.Guggenheim,New York,auf meinen<br/>Brief vom 23.0Oktober 47. zu übermitteln, Auf meine erste<br/>Frage nach dem schweizerischen Heimatort der Familie Guggen-<br/>heim gibt Mr.Gugsenheim leider nicht Antwort, Doch geht aus<br/>der von ihm eingesandten Copie eines "Zeugnisses des Kanton<br/>Zürich" über das tapfere Verhalten eines "Samuel Guggenheim}<br/>wahrscheinlich seines Grossvaters?) der Heimatort dieses Guss.<br/>genheim hervor,Ich bin natürlich gerne bereit, Mr.,5S.,.Gugen-<br/>heim nochmals um genauere Ängaben zu ersuchen. Oder wollen<br/>Sie sich selbst mit ihm in Verbindung setzen ?<br/>Ich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie mir<br/>Das Schreiben von Mr.Guggenheim gelegentlich zurückerstatten<br/>könnte“<br/>Mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung<br/>{. HL AeT- AH<br/>an<br/>3 Beilagen<br/><br/>lila<br/>
S.R. Ruggenheim Qutober Z8, 1577<br/>120 Broadway<br/>New York<br/>Mrs.G.Heider-Hartog<br/>c/o.Mrs. T.,Hartog<br/>Forchstrasse 108<br/>Zurich 7, Switzerland<br/>Dear Mrs.,Heider:<br/><br/>Mrs.,.Guggenheim has handed me your very nice letter<br/>of October 23rd for reply as to the questions posed by<br/>Director Wartmann of the Zurcher Kunsthaus, It gives me<br/>great pleasure to supply him with the information Trequested,<br/><br/>Both my paternal grandfather and maternal grandparents<br/>named Meysr, settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1847<br/>-- just cne hundred years ago. My father'’'s first business<br/>was in lye, the patents for the manufacture of which were<br/>held by him and another company. In the early 1870's, after<br/>this outfit had been sold, my father embarked into the mining<br/>business in Leadville, Colorado, His sons, msanwhile, had set<br/>up their own embroidery business first know as "GCuggenheim<br/>Brothers", but later became "M.Guggenheim Sons", When this<br/>embroidery business was sold out to a firm by the name Alder,<br/>Rappolt & Engler, my brothers and myself then followed my<br/>father into mining, and later on into smelting,.<br/><br/>I,personally, at the age of fourteen was put into a<br/>scho@l called the Concordia Institute at 5St.Gallen,Switzer-<br/>land, the principal of which was a Dr.Bertsch-Seiler, Subse-<br/>quently this school was moved to Neuminster outside of Zurich,<br/>and I remained with it for between three and four years in<br/>all,<br/><br/>“ Perhaps Director Wartmann would be intsrested in<br/>reading a testimonial from the Santon of Zurich, the translation<br/>of which was made for me by a Swiss named Zberhart, who was<br/>at one time in the employ of our embroidery firm. I enclose<br/>two copies of this translation herewith for his information.<br/><br/>I trust I have covered Director Wartmann’'s questions,<br/>but should he wish further information concerning the family<br/>history, I shall most certainlıy be happy to forward it.<br/><br/>With kind regards, I am<br/><br/>Sincereiy yours,<br/>Sirtsdt SOLOMON R.,Guggenheim<br/><br/>GoPpy TC de<br/>„zu<br/>enos.<br/>
S As U Bu GUGGENH LK<br/>On the 25th of Juiy, 1818, fire Droke out in WylL,<br/>‚in the Canton of Zurich, A whole hou86e 80CH 8L00d enveloped in<br/>eianes, and made the hurriedl7 arriyed people shudder., But, ch]<br/>WO Deacefully sleeping children were still within the building.<br/>The cries of anguish of the congregated populace of Ihe town and the<br/>erackling of the flames en1 smoke woke the little ones Irom their<br/>sweet slumber, anDvarentiy un.7 to die the sleep of death, Who can<br/>& / command the fFlanmas? 40 can Save Ihe little ones? A Hebrew,<br/><br/>" Samuel Gugzenheim, of zar„en, Canton Aargan, Switzerland, a man full<br/>of presence of mind and honest courage, rushed into the blazing house,<br/>zrasps both chilüren und carcles taem triunpkhantiy through the<br/>barribie heat ana auocke LO safesY.<br/>