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New York Public Library

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1895

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Aguilar Free Library Society records

 Collection
Identifier: I-437
Abstract

Collection consists of annual reports from 1899-1902 and a retrospect of the Society by its last President, Samuel Greenbaum.

Dates: 1899-1903
Found in: American Jewish Historical Society / Aguilar Free Library Society records

Florence Mendheim Collection of Anti-Semitic Propaganda

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25441
Abstract

This collection of mainly anti-Semitic material was compiled by a Jewish librarian of German descent who infiltrated the pro-Nazi community developing in New York City in the years leading up to World War II. The bulk of the collection consists of publications and printed matter, with the notable exception of narrative reports that describe first-hand experiences and observations of Nazi-affiliated events. Document types include advertisements, event announcements, books, clippings, correspondence, magazines and newspapers, travel guides, political memorabilia, and other print ephemera.

Dates: 1917-1994; Majority of material found within 1922-1948
Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Florence Mendheim Collection of Anti-Semitic Propaganda

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