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Marianne Salinger Collection Addenda

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25637

Scope and Content Note

The Marianne Salinger Collection Addenda contains documentation related to members of Marianne Salinger's family, her early years, and her creative career. Included in the collection are original and photocopied official documents, a baby book, many photographs, sketches, newspaper and magazine clippings, genealogical notes and memoirs, and a notebook.

The collection is divided into two series by topic. The first series consists of personal and family documentation, including items such as birth certificates, a baby book and a résumé that provide basic biographical information along with further documentation of family members. The second series relates to Marianne Salinger's career as a designer with many photographs and some slides of her work, depicting both her decoration of stores and store windows as well as her creation of decorative items. Advertisements for her creations as well as sketches of them are also included.

Dates

  • 1893-1996
  • Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s

Creator

Language of Materials

The collection is in German and 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

On March 22, 1939, Gertrude Salinger and her children, Marianne and Fred, left Berlin for the Netherlands and England, eventually immigrating to the United States and settling in Kew Gardens, New York. In New York, Marianne attended the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan.

In 1949, Marianne went to Paris to live with her younger cousins Jacques and Nina Gunsbourg, whose parents had died in the Holocaust. Once back in New York, she opened her own design studio in Forest Hills. She worked with many Fifth Avenue stores on custom-made window display or store decorations, including the furniture store W.J. Sloane's and Bergdorf Goodman's. After a number of years, she was offered the manager’s position at the St. Regis Hotel flower shop and later joined Elizabeth Arden as the salon decorator. Her last position was as an office manager in a structural engineering firm where she stayed for twelve years. Upon her retirement she started volunteering for the Leo Baeck Institute.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Abstract

The Marianne Salinger Collection Addenda focuses on Marianne Salinger's creative work, but also holds materials related to her family and early life. Included in the collection are original and photocopied official documents, a baby book, many photographs, sketches, newspaper and magazine clippings, genealogical notes and memoirs, and a notebook.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series:

Related Material

The LBI Archives contain other material on Marianne Salinger. See also the Marianne Salinger Collection (AR 10199) and the memoir "Marianne Salinger" (DM 200).

Processing Information

During the processing of the archival collection, the folders of the collection were organized into series. Untitled folders were assigned titles based on their contents. Some specific information on identification of folder contents was obtained from Marianne Salinger.

Title
Guide to the Papers of Marianne Salinger 1893-1996 AR 25637
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Dianne Ritchey
Date
© 2015
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.
Edition statement
This version was derived from MarianneSalingerAddenda.xml

Revision Statements

  • August 2015:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

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