Accession GA529 - Albert Liborius Breithaupt fonds.

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Albert Liborius Breithaupt fonds.

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  • Source of title proper: Title from content of the fonds.
  • Variations in title: Breithaupt, Albert Liborius : 2005 accrual.

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SCA204-GA529

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1.95 m of textual records and other material
236 photographs
36 negatives

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(1870-1955)

Biographical history

Albert Liborius Breithaupt was a businessman and public official born in Berlin (later Kitchener) Ontario November 3, 1870 to parents Philip Ludwig (Louis) Breithaupt and Catherine Hailer. He married Lydia Louise Anthes June 2, 1901. The couple had six children: Frederick Albert; Marie; Rudolph Anthes; Ruth Anna Catherine; Arthur Liborius and David.

Albert worked for his father's leather company, and also founded and developed three other Kitchener companies, founding one of the city's first rubber industries which became part of the Dominion Rubber Company, the Berlin Trunk and Bag Company, and co-founding the ladies wear firm Star Whitewear. Interested in community service, Breithaupt served as an alderman for several years, a member of the Kitchener high school board, a member of the Berlin Light Commission, and he taught in the Sunday school at Zion Evangelical Church. Interested in woodworking, he made many pieces of furniture for his Georgian Bay cottage. His last business interest being in sales work with a company he started, the Shoe Findings Company.

After Lydia's death in 1942, Albert married Gladys Eileen Baechler. Albert died in a boating accident on Georgian Bay on July 22, 1955. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener with Lydia.

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At the time of donation to the University of Waterloo the records were in the possession of descendants of Albert Liborius Breithaupt, youngest child of Louis and Catharine Hailer Breithaupt. A.L. Breithaupt and his family lived with Albert's mother Catharine in "Waldeck" the family home. Records were received stored in bags and metal boxes.

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Fonds consists of material relating to the life and activities, both business and personal, of Albert L. Breithaupt from his 18th year on. Includes correspondence in German from his mother, Catharine Hailer Breithaupt. Includes correspondence, diaries, legal and financial documents, ephemera and photographs.

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Donated in 2005 by Robert Breithaupt.

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Arranged in 14 series:

1. Berlin Light Commission
2. Business records
3. Business records: J.S. Anthes Estate
4. Business records: western lands
5. Correspondence received
6. Correspondence received from Catharine Hailer Breithaupt
7. Correspondence received from Louisa Breithaupt
8. Correspondence received: postcards
9. Diaries
10. Personal
11. Clippings
12. Ephemera
13. Ephemera: postcards
14. Photographs

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  • English
  • German

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Further material relating to Catharine Hailer Breithaupt can be found in this 2006 accession as well as in the original Breithaupt Hewetson Clark family fonds.

Further material relating to the Breithaupt family can be found in the Breithaupt Hewetson Clark family fonds.

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