Fischl Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
Personal documents of various family members of the Fischl family,: certificates, emigration papers, photos; correspondence between Anna Fischl and her daughter Nelly Wilder (1930s); collection of maps from World War I; 4 poetry books; 1 cookbook; 1 prayer book.
See inventory
The following families are mentioned in this collection: Fischl family; Kollmann family; Wilder family
The following individuals are metioned in this collection: Fishl, Anna (nee Weisberger); Fishl, Walter; Fishl, Alois; Wilder, Nelly (nee Fishl)
Dates
- 1869-2001
Creator
- Fischl family (Family)
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.
Collection is microfilmed (MF 909).
Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the "Request" button.
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
The Fischl family comes from Klosterneuburg near Vienna. Alois and Anna Fischl (nee Weissberger) had 2 children: Walter (born 1897), and Nelly. Alois Fischl worked as a wine merchant in Klosterneuburg. He died in 1931. Anna Fischl was born in Kolin, Czechoslovakia on May 19, 1869. Walter Fischl and his wife Emma (nee Kollmann) emigrated to the United States. Nelly Wilder, her husband Gustav Wilder and their sons Michael and Joseph escaped from Vienna on the day of the Anschluss to make their way to London. After a year in London they immigrated to the United States. Anna Fischl came to the United States with the help of her son Walter Fischl, her son-in-law Gustav Wilder, and Robert Azold. She died at the age of 91 of natural causes.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Abstract
Personal documents of various family members of the Fischl family,: certificates, emigration papers, photos; correspondence between Anna Fischl and her daughter Nelly Wilder (1930s); collection of maps from World War I; 4 poetry books; 1 cookbook; 1 prayer book.
Arrangement
- By person
Microfilm
Collection is available on 2 reels of microfilm (MF 909).
- Reel 1: 1/1-1/12
- Reel 2: 1/13-2/7
- Title
- Guide to the Fischl Family Collection, 1869-2001 AR 25061 / MF 909
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2010
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- May 22, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
