Arnold Hartmann correspondence

Arnold Hartmann correspondence 

Arnold Hartmann (1878-1962) was born in Schildberg, Germany, to Solomon Hartmann and Rosalia Grabowski. The family settled in Boston, MA in 1880. Hartmann married Blanche Lyons in 1912, and the couple had two children, Rosalie and Arnold Jr. Hartmann worked in the leather and wool business before becoming a successful real estate developer in Newton. His projects included the Oak Hill Village in Newton, he served as treasurer of the Kernwood Country Club and of the Greater Boston Federated Jewish Charities, and he was a life member of the New England Home Builders Association. During the 1930s and 1940s he worked to assist the emigration and immigration efforts of his cousins who remained in Germany. 

Arnold Hartmann correspondence