Fred W. Lessing Collection
Scope and Content Note
Family documents, correspondence, genealogical tables, memoirs, photographs
Addenda: Xerox of letter from Paula Ehrlich (1906)
The following individuals are mentioned in this collection: Aron, Willy; Dessauer, Anna; Dessauer, Emmanuel; Dessauer, Sophie; Ehrlich, Joseph; Ehrlich, Max; Ehrlich, Paula; Herzfeld, Ernst; Lau, Eva; Lessing, Annelise; Lessing, Anton; Lessing, Benno; Lessing, Clemens; Lessing, David; Lessing, Paula (nee Ehrlich); Lessing, Rudolf; Lessing, Samuel; Lessing, Simon; Lessing, Thekle; Lessing, Waldemar Wilhelm; Lessing, Walter; Lessing, Wilhelm (Willy); Morgenroth, Ludwig; Strauss, Heinrich; Strauss, Julie (nee Nathusius); Treumann, Kreisel Samuel; Tuchmann, Franz; Wassermann, Jacob; Wassermann, Julius; Wassermann, Philipp.
The following families are mentioned in this collection: Arnstein family, Berg family, Boehm family, Brilin family, Bruell family, Dessauer family, Ehrlich family, Ehrmann family, Feibelmann family, Feldheim family, Feybelmann family, Guenzberger family, Heidenheimer family, Hesslein family, Hilf family, Josephthal family, Kahn family, Kohn family, Kugelmann family, Morgenroth Family, Nathusius family, Rosenwald Family, Schubart family, Strauss family, Wassermann family, Wolff family.
Dates
- 1800-1963
Creator
- Lessing, Fred W., 1915-1990 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in English, German, Hebrew.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Collection is microfilmed - MF 483.
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.
Use Restrictions
See copyright on photos
Biographical Note
Born in Bamberg in 1915, Fred W. Lessing left Germany for England in 1934. He emigrated to the United States in 1942 and immediately began work for the Stewart Stamping Company as a bookkeeper. Seven years later he became a partner; in 1968 he was named president.
Fred W. Lessing was chairman of the board of the Leo Baeck Institute and served as treasurer for over 25 years. He also served for many years as chairman of the Wiener Library in London. He was also involved with the Jewish Philanthropic Fund of 1933, and the American Federation of Jews from Central Europe.
Fred W. Lessing died in 1990.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
Family documents, correspondence, genealogical tables, memoirs, photographs
Other Finding Aid
See inventory list.
Microfilm
Collection is available on 3 reels of microfilm (MF 483).
- Reel 1: 1-27
- Reel 2: 28-50
- Reel 3: 51-Addenda
Separated Material
Photographs have been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
- Alsenz (Germany)
- Archival materials
- Bamberg (Germany)
- Bayreuth (Germany)
- Genealogical tables
- Genealogy
- Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration
- High Commission for Refugees (Jewish and Other) Coming from Germany
- Lessing family
- Lessing, Fred W., 1915-1990
- Memoirs
- Muehlhausen
- Photographs
- Schutzjuden -- Protected Jews
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century
- Title
- Guide to the Fred W. Lessing Collection, 1800-1963 AR 2235 / MF 483
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- 2010-11-30 : encoding of linking to digital objects from finding aid was changed from <extref> to <dao> through dao_conv.xsl
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
