Max Rabl Collection.
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the collection (folders 1-6) consists of correspondence to Max Rabl while serving in the Austrian Imperial Army during World War I. Correspondents included Friedrich Frank, Otto Gerstl, and Irma Schiller. Also included in the collection are correspondence 1925/26, photographs, and some materials about Ambassador Edith Rabl.
Dates
- 1914-1994
- Majority of material found within 1914-1918
Creator
- Schenk, Eva (Person)
- Rabl, Max, 1891- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and some English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
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
Max Rabl was born 1891 in Linz, Austria. He served in World War I and was badly wounded in the leg. After the war he became a lawyer.
Max Rabl’s niece, Edith Rabl, lived in England during World War II, returned to Vienna after the war and became the Austrian ambassador to Ireland.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The bulk of the collection (folders 1-6) consists of correspondence to Max Rabl while serving in the Austrian Imperial Army during World War I. Correspondents included Friedrich Frank, Otto Gerstl, and Irma Schiller. Also included in the collection are correspondence 1925/26, photographs, and some materials about Ambassador Edith Rabl.
Microfilm
Available on microfilms (MF 505 and 506)
Bibliography
Identification tag and bullet from WW I have been removed to the LBI Art and Objects Collection
- Title
- Guide to the Max Rabl Collection, 1914-1994 AR 10356 / MF 505 / MF 506
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
