The records document the company's financial operations from 1883 to 1951, with the most complete records covering the period from 1883 to circa 1910. Included are a small amount of correspondence, several types of financial records, job books, subscription records, and a few miscellaneous records.
The CORRESPONDENCE, 1884-1929, is very sparse and concerns advertising in Der Landsmann and payments for subscriptions. About one-half of the letters are in German.
FINANCIAL RECORDS include ledgers, 1883-1911, which summarize the entries in the day books and cash books and include records of the company's general fund, stock and materials, office expenses, postage and freight expenses, wages and individual accounts. The individual accounts are indexed. The day books, 1887-1908, cash books, circa 1884-1896, and income and receipt ledgers, 1884-1885, show daily income from printing jobs, subscriptions, and advertising; and expenses for rent, supplies, wages, and freight. Special accounts list the jobs and prices of printing for businesses and religious institutions. The bills, 1941-1950, are statements for printing done during that period.
JOB BOOKS, 1891-1951, provide a record of the company's job printing. They list the quantity, date, price, and type of material printed. SUBSCRIPTION RECORDS, 1883-1922, listing the names of subscribers to Der Landsmann, are generally arranged by place of residence including most counties in Wisconsin, most states, and Germany. Filed under MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS are clippings, circa 1856-1898, from German and English newspapers, primarily from Milwaukee and Green Bay, which concern the city of Green Bay, Anton C. Lehmann (one of the editors of Der Landsmann and Green Bay city clerk in the 1880's), and the Bennett Law requiring all children in Wisconsin to have some instruction in English. These clippings have been photocopied; the originals have not been retained. The scrapbook contains a verse in German, a list of birthdays in the Weismuller and Felicitas families, and a few clippings. Records from the Germania Life Insurance Company show a list of policy holders, premiums, and the duration of coverage. A small amount of business correspondence is also included.
