Nathan Price Family Collection

Much of the Nathan Price Family Collection focuses on the immigration of family members, especially of Nathan Price himself. The collection holds correspondence, documentation, paper currency, and photographs of members of this family.

The first two folders contain some letters of the family, many of them letters sent to Nathan from his family members in Rohatyn, Ukraine (at the time of writing, the 1920s, Rohatyn belonged to Poland). Most letters are in German or Yiddish. The second folder includes English translations of some letters sent to him. Most of the letters provide family news or mention immigration; the letters indicate that many family members left Rohatyn in 1920. Notable in this second folder is a letter from family members Jacob and Moshe who were planning to emigrate from Rohatyn to the United States. Another letter to Nathan from his uncle Moshe advises him not to go to an unspecified land, likely Palestine, because Moshe felt it was not yet ready for the arrival of immigrants.

The third folder of the collection contains an accumulation of paper currency from the early twentieth century. It includes examples of Poland's marek, Palestine's shekel (issued by the Executive Zionist Organization in London), and Austro-Hungary's Kronen and Heller.

Four folders hold documentation for family members. Among the Hebrew documentation is a passport and a vaccination certificate for Nathan Price (Preiss). Polish documentation also includes two passports for him. Immigration documentation contains an affidavit of support for Nathan Preiss from his uncle Harry Price in 1923 and another by Nathan Price in 1924 for his mother Laja Preiss and his brother Markus Preiss. Nathan Price's declaration as an immigrant about to depart Jerusalem for the United States is also included. These immigration documents include some biographical data on Nathan Price. Other documentation primarily consists of receipts and notes.

The final folder holds a number of photographs, photographic postcards, and negatives. Nearly all of these items are unidentified. One photograph of Nathan Price is identified, as is a photographic postcard that shows Price children in Florida. The photographs and postcards depict many individuals, including group shots and family scenes, as well as a gravestone and a house. Some photographs and postcards show sandy scenes which may be scenes of Palestine or of a beach.