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Eric Lind Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6680

Scope and Content Note

The Eric Lind collection documents his involvement with numismatics and philately and his interests in the Holocaust and the fate of the Jews during World War II. Materials collected here cover topics such as Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, Nazis and Neo-Nazis, forgeries during WW II, stamps and currency, and the era of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

The collection consists of printed materials, artifacts, paper money and coins, stamps, post cards, envelopes, correspondence, documents, and photographs.

Printed materials are spread throughout the entire collection, with the bulk being an integral and an important part of the largest portion of the collection-Series II: Scrapbooks. In addition to various printed materials, scrapbooks consist of stamps, photographs, correspondence, artifacts, paper money and coins.

With the exception of some personal correspondence there are no materials that shed light neither on Eric Lind’s personal life nor on his professional activities as an insurance inspector.

Dates

  • 1873-1983
  • Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s

Creator

Language of Materials

The collection is in English and German.

Access Information

Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the “Request” button.

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers.

Use Restrictions

There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:

Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011

email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org

Biographical Note

Eric Lind was born in 1920 in Augsburg Bavaria. In 1936 he left on youth Aliyah for Palestine. He immigrated to the United States in 1948, where he worked as an insurance inspector. He died in 1983 in Detroit, Michigan.

Extent

7.5 Linear Feet

Abstract

The Eric Lind collection documents his involvement with numismatics and philately and his interests in the Holocaust and the fate of the Jews during World War II. Materials collected here cover topics such as Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, Nazis and Neo-Nazis, forgeries during WW II, stamps and currency, and the era of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The collection consists of printed materials, artifacts, paper money and coins, stamps, post cards, envelopes, correspondence, documents, and photographs.

Microfilm

The collection is on eight reels of microfilm (MF 967):

  1. Reel 1: Inventory (Finding Aid); 1/1 - 1/5
  2. Reel 2: 1/6 - 1/15
  3. Reel 3: 1/16 - 2/6
  4. Reel 4: 2/7 - 3/8
  5. Reel 5: 3/9 - 4/8
  6. Reel 6: 4/9 - 5/8
  7. Reel 7: 6/1 - 7/6
  8. Reel 8: 7/7 - 8/4
Title
Guide to the Papers of the Eric Lind Collection (1920-1983) 1873-1983 bulk 1930s-1960s AR 6680 / MF 967
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Yakov Sklar
Date
© 2008
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.
Sponsor
as part of the Leon Levy Archival Processing Initiative, made possible by the Leon Levy Foundation

Revision Statements

  • April 2009:: Microfilm inventory added.
  • July 2010:: Links to digital objects added.

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

Contact:
15 West 16th Street
New York NY 10011 United States