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Welisch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11717

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains documentation of the Welisch family of Graz, particularly Rudolf Welisch and Doris née Fleischmann and her parents Martin Fleischmann and Josefine née Borges. Included in the collection are vital records, identity cards, educational records, and photographs.

Folder 1 contains vital records, including birth certificates; marriage certificates; military certificates; citizenship decrees; residency certificates for the family in Graz and Manila; certificate of good conduct for Rudolf Welisch; letters of recommendation; certificate from the University of Graz stating that Doris Fleischmann completed three semesters of law school; identity card for Josefine Fleischmann; document certifying Josefine Fleischmann's refugee status; and statement by Rudolf and Doris Welisch regarding their families, citizenship, education, occupations, and skills.

Folder 2 contains various forms of identification for Martin, Josefine, and Doris Fleischmann, including identity cards; passports; and a school book for Doris Fleischamnn at the University of Graz.

Folder 3 contains educational records, including three school certificates for Rudolf Welsich and one school certificate for Doris Fleischmann.

Folder 4 contains photographs of Martin and Josefine Fleischmann and Rudolf and Doris Welisch, along with other unidentified family members.

Dates

  • undated, 1915-1952

Creator

Language of Materials

This collection is in German, English and Hungarian.

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

Rudolf Welisch was born in 1898 in Graz to Isidor Welisch and his wife Rosa née Hollos. He married Doris née Fleischmann, who was born in 1908 in Graz to Martin Fleischmann and his wife Josefine née Borges. In 1938, they left Austria for Manila; in 1948, they immigrated to the United States.

Extent

4 Folders

Abstract

The collection contains documentation of the Welisch family of Graz, particularly Rudolf Welisch and Doris née Fleischmann and her parents Martin Fleischmann and Josefine née Borges. Included in the collection are vital records, identity cards, educational records, and photographs.

Other Finding Aid

Inventories are available in each folder

Bibliography

Austrian Heritage Collection
Title
Guide to the Welisch Family Collection, undated, 1915-1952  AR 11717
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Sarah Glover
Date
© 2013
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

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