Trudy Richmond Collection
Scope and Content Note
The Trudy Richmond Collection contains several snapshots, portrait postcards, and photo albums documenting life with her family in Kassel and her travels to France and Israel during the 1930s and 1940s. After 1940, much of the photographs depict her life with husband Morris Richmond in New Jersey and their travels. A large number of family portraits, many of which appear to date from the turn of the century, may portray Golderg's ancestors and relatives. Non-photographic materials include personal papers from her time in Holland (circa 1935-1937), naturalization documents for her American citizenship, correspondence with the German government pertaining to reparations, and a limited amount of personal correspondence and postcards. Some of the latter category dates to the nineteenth century and presumably also was inherited from her family.
Dates
- 1884-1998
Creator
- Richmond, Trudy, 1912-1995 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in English, German, Dutch, and Hebrew.
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
Trudy (Zara Gertrude) Richmond (née Goldberg) was born in Kassel in 1912. She lived in Amsterdam in the 1930s, and her German passport from this time period lists her profession as 'newspaper correspondent' (Korrespondentin). In 1936 or 1937 she emigrated to the United States, and then in 1940 married Morris Richmond. The couple lived in New Jersey and had no children. Trudy Richmond died in 1995.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Trudy Richmond Collection contains several snapshots, portrait postcards, photo albums, and a small amount of correspondence and documents documenting life with her family in Kassel during the 1920s, her subsequent travels, and life as an emigrant in the Eastern United States.
Arrangement
- Series I: Photographs
- Series II: Correspondence, documents and personal papers
- Title
- Guide to the Trudy Richmond Collection, 1884-1998 AR 10722
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2010
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- November 30, 2011 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
