Josephthal Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection brings together genealogical notes and manuscripts which Hans Josephthal (John Joseph Thal) amassed over his entire life. Among these materials are several notes and drafts from 1920s and 1930s Germany, including forms from the Gesellschaft für jüdische Familienforschung in Berlin.
The work that Thal began in Germany he continued after emigrating to the United States. A good example of this transition is the volume in the second folder, which contains both a genealogical manuscript published by Thal in 1932 in Berlin, and an addendum of additions and notes compiled in the 1970s. The collection also contains a reprint of a 19th century handwritten genealogical manuscript on the Berlin family, and a larger family tree diagram.
Dates
- 1896-1973
Creator
- Josephthal, Hans, 1907- (Person)
- Josephthal family (Family)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, English 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
Hans Josephthal, born 1907 in Nuremberg and author of many of the materials in this collection, changed his name to John Joseph Thal after emigrating to the United States.
A manuscript in the first folder indicates the the Berlin and Josephthal families founded a law partnership in Nuremberg, which operated from 1835-1938.
Extent
3 Folders
Abstract
This collection brings together genealogical notes and manuscripts which Hans Josephthal (John Joseph Thal) amassed over his entire life. Among these materials are several notes and drafts from 1920s and 1930s Germany, including forms from the Gesellschaft für jüdische Familienforschung in Berlin.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in folder 1.
- Title
- Guide to the Josephthal Family Collection, 1896-1973 AR 319
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- April 30, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
