Kantorowicz Family Collection Addenda
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from Gertrude M. Meyer (Porto Alegre, Brasil) to Prof. Robert E. Lerner pertaining to the Kantorowicz family from Posen, Jan. 2002-[Dec.] 2005.
Also included are various materials, such as correspondence from Beate Salz, 1983-1990, and the transcript of a 1998 interview with Ben Barkan (a grandson of Else Milch.) Noteworthy is a 1916 original letter from the head of the Hartwig Kantorowicz liqueur firm, Franz Kantorowicz, to "Frau Lachman" in San Francisco, indicating his business interest in California.
Photographs have been digitized. Follow the links in the finding aid to access the digitized materials.
Dates
- 1983-2005
Creator
- Lerner, Robert E. (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in English and German.
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
Else Milch, née Kantorowicz and her sister Gertrude were the daughters of Max Kantorowicz, whose brother Joseph was Ernst Kantorowicz's father. Else Milch was Gertrude Meyer’s mother.
Ben Barkan was the son of Lotte ( Charlotte) Barkan, née Milch, the eldest daughter of Else Milch.
Prof. Robert E. Lerner was working on a biography of the medieval historian Ernst Kantorowicz.
Extent
3 Folders
Abstract
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from Gertrude M. Meyer (Porto Alegre, Brasil) to Prof. Robert E. Lerner pertaining to the Kantorowicz family from Posen, Jan. 2002-[Dec.] 2005.
Separated Material
Materials pertaining to Hanns and Ellen Fischer and their daughters Constance Fischer Sattler and Marianne Fischer have been removed to the Hanns Fischer family collection, AR 25663.
- Title
- Guide to the Kantorowicz Family Collection Addenda, 1983-2005 AR 11983
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- December 1, 2017 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
