Arthur and Emma Krause photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0802

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Arthur and Emma Krause photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 470 black-and-white and color photographs dating from 1912 to 1979, with the bulk of the photographs dating from 1939 to 1960. Folders 1-4 consist of pages removed from scrapbooks or albums and primarily depict the Krauses and their acquaintances in Germany during World War II and the postwar years. Pages were removed from their binders for preservation but the original order of the scrapbooks was retained, with one folder containing pages from one album and given the name of the scrapbook applied by the Krauses. Folders 5-6 contain loose photograph prints and primarily depict the Krause's lives after their emigration to the United States. Both people and places are well identified by the Krauses.

Folders 1-3 contain black-and-white photographs affixed to black paper; the photograph pages are interspersed with pages of captions typewritten on white paper in German and English by Arthur Krause. Folder 1 "Die KriegsJahre" [The War Years] contains images dating from 1939 through 1945 depicting Arthur Krause's service to the Germany military during World War II. Folder 2 “Auf Ein Neues” contains images dating from 1945 to 1952 taken primarily in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Images depict Arthur and Emma Krause with friends and with other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kiel engaging in Church gatherings and religious practices. Folder 3 "Bekanntenkreis" contains several photographs dating from before World War II, but the bulk of the images depict the Krause’s friends and fellow Church members in Kiel, including photographs and cards of missionaries. Folder 4 contains the photograph pages of a scrapbook depicting Emma Krause's life, presumably compiled by Emma Krause, dating from approximately 1912-1950. Pages without images are held in the Arthur and Emma Krause papers (ACCN 1769) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Folders 5-6 contain loose photographs dating from 1950-1979. Folder 5 consists of photographs of acquaintances, primarily in Kiel, from the 1950s. Folder 6 contains photographs of acquaintances dating from approximately 1960 to 1979. The photographs are primarily other Germans, including those who remained in Kiel and others who immigrated to the United States.

Dates

1912-1979

Creator

Krause, Arthur Max, 1910-1980 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Arthur Max “Art” Krause was born on 1910 May 16 in Breslau, Germany, to Anna Martha Ritter and Herman Robert Krause. Emma Usche “Emmy” Krause was born on 1911 January 29 in Breslau, Germany, to Pauline Emma and Adolf Fritz Latschinske. On 1933 December 19, Arthur Krause and Emma Usche Latschinske married; the couple had no children.

Arthur Krause studied law and after graduation worked as a Rechtspfleger, or judicial officer, in the government of the Third Reich. As an employee of the government, Arthur Krause was a member of the National Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party. In the 1930s, Krause was a member of the Technische Nothilfe (TN), or Technical Emergency Corps, a police organization dedicated to infrastructure and bomb disposal. The TN was incorporated into the Wehrmacht, or German armed forces, in 1939 as part of the Einsatzgruppen. From 1939 through at least 1940, Krause participated in invasions of Norway and Poland through the TN. In 1941, Krause attended officers’ school to receive additional training and a military rank. After graduating with the rank of Lieutenant, Krause participated in the invasion of Soviet Russia, including the Battle of Kursk on 1943 July 5-August 23. In 1944, Krause was captured by the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army and placed in a prisoner of war camp; he was released in 1946. Emma Krause remained in Breslau until January 1945, when the advance of the Red Army caused the on-foot evacuation of civilians to Liebnitz, Germany.

After the February 1945 Yalta Conference, Breslau was returned to the Polish state and renamed Wrocław. As a result, former German residents were expelled or not allowed to return. The Krauses settled in Kiel, Germany, where Arthur Krause worked in administrative positions. In the postwar years, Arthur Krause composed poetry expressing thoughts about religion and about the concept of a German “Heimat,” or homeland. The Krauses emigrated to the United States in 1953 and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. They worked for Hiller Industries, a German-American owned and operated book manufacturing and bookbinding company located in Salt Lake City.

The Krauses were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and were active in the Church in both Germany and the United States. Arthur Krause was branch president and executive secretary for the Salt Lake City 32nd Ward. Emma Krause served as Relief Society President in Kiel, Germany, and later worked at the Salt Lake Temple.

Arthur Max Krause died on 1980 February 19. Emma Usche Krause died on 1999 April 11.

Citation: Arthur and Emma Krause papers, ACCN 1769, Box 1, Folder 2. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Salt Lake Tribune. (1980, February 21). Intermountain Area Obituaries: Arthur Max Krause .

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 470 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Arthur and Emma photograph collection contains images primarily related to World War II and Kiel, Germany in the postwar years. Arthur and Emma Krauses were German members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. During World War II, Arthur Krause was a member of the Nazi party and participated in the invasions of Norway, Poland, and Russia.

Arrangement

By folder and subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Ehrenfried Radack in 1999.

Separated Materials

See also the Arthur and Emma Krause papers (ACCN 1769) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff. Biographical Note and Scope and Contents updated by Special Collections staff in 2024, legacy finding aid available upon request.

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