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Bernard Blum Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25429

Scope and Content Note

The Bernard Blum Family Collection consists of materials pertaining to various family members and includes correspondence, printed materials, photographs, and vital and business documents.

Personal materials constitute a smaller portion of the collection and include a baby book for Bernard Blum, a friendship book of Else Blum, née Hirschfeld, large amount of photographs, cassette tapes with interviews of the members of the Blum family conducted by Andrew Blum, and a travel diary of Else Blum.

Professional materials include correspondence, invoices, sales books, business documents, and a photograph. Other professional-related materials include documents pertaining to Paul Blum’s business dispute with Oppenheimer Corporation.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1990s

Creator

Language of Materials

The collection is in German and English.

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers.

Access Information

Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.

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.

Biographical Note

Bernard Blum was born on December 6th, 1933 in Hanover, Germany. He was the oldest son of Paul Blum (1904-1993) and his wife Else née Hirschfeld.

Paul Blum had his business in Hannover, dealing with paper production.

The family immigrated to the United States in 1938 and settled in Buffalo, N.Y.

After working with Openheimer Corporation for a number of years, Paul Blum founded his own company, Paul Blum Company, which dealt with chemical and industrial waste management.

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet

Abstract

The Bernard Blum Family Collection consists of materials pertaining to the members of the Blum family and includes correspondence, printed materials, photographs, and vital and business documents.

Arrangement

The collection consists of a single series:

Separated Material

Several books in this collection have been removed to the LBI Library

The audiocassettes in folder 12 have been removed to the LBI Audiovisual Collection.

Title
Guide to the Bernard Blum Family Collection 1920-1990s AR 25429
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Yakov Illich Sklar
Date
© 2011
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.
Sponsor
as part of the Leon Levy Archival Processing Initiative, made possible by the Leon Levy Foundation

Revision Statements

  • August 14, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
  • March 19, 2015: Note about audiocassettes added to separated material.

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

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