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Christine Roth-Schurtman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10103

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains materials on Christine Roth-Schurtman's family, especially her father Bruno Roth.

The bulk of the materials consists of photocopies of documents and correspondence, much of it directly related to Bruno Roth's emigration to the United States. The rest of the documents are vital records and personal papers, many also pertaining to Bruno Roth as well as his father Moritz Roth. Scattered among the folders is a small amount of Bruno Roth's personal correspondence. Additional materials include family trees, a memoir by Christine Roth about life as a "half-Jew" in Munich during the second World War, and two military portraits of Bruno Roth and Ignatz Stiefel taken during their service in the first World War.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890-1985

Creator

Language of Materials

This 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

Bruno Roth was Christine Schurtman's father.

Extent

5 Folders

Abstract

This collection contains materials on Christine Roth-Schurtman's family, especially her father Bruno Roth.

Other Finding Aid

Finding aid available online

Related Material

See also: Christine Schurtman's memoir "Mein 14. Geburtstag" ME 1621. A copy of the following manuscript was originally in folder 3, another copy was already in the LBI Archives: "A Genealogical Survey of the Gallinger/Galinger Families of Germany" AR 5560.

Separated Material

Photographs have been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.

Bibliography

The memoir in folder 5 was published in the magazine München-Mosaik in 1984.

Note

All materials in this collection are photocopies.

Title
Guide to the Christine Roth-Schurtman Collection, 1890-1985  AR 10103
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by LBI Staff
Date
© 2014
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • February 04, 2015 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

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