Isidor A. Popper Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains mainly letters written to Isidor Popper before and during the German invasion of Czechoslovakia, asking for asylum in the United States. Also included are business records pertaining to Isidor Popper.
The following correspondents received affidavits:
Braun; Busch; Dubsky; Epstein; Faltitschek; Fantl; Findling; Goldschmidt; Gruenbaum; Haber; Hahn; Halberstadt; Hauser; Horvath; Kandler; Konstantinowsky, Dr. ; Kraus; Lenk; Lieberwerth; Lion, Dr.; Lurje; Lustig; Magnus; Markus ; Ofenberger ; Ornstein ; Popper; Salzer; Stern; Sternfeld ; Weisskopf ; Ullman
There is very little known about his personal life. The collection concentrates on Isidor Popper’s efforts to issue 32 immigration affidavits for relatives and friends in Austria and Czechoslovakia. Once the U. S. State Department told him that his own quota for issuing affidavits had been filled, he urged his American friends to do so. There is a folder for each of the 32 affidavits and all the correspondence pertaining to them. A list of the 32 names is attached.
Dates
- 1914-1951
Creator
- Popper, Isidor A., 1885-1974 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in English and German.
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 1015).
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
Isidor Popper immigrated to the United States in 1913. He was married and had a son. He started his own business, import and distributing of surgical supplies, named Popper & Klein.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Abstract
The collection contains mainly letters written to Isidor Popper before and during the German invasion of Czechoslovakia, asking for asylum in the United States. Also included are business records pertaining to Isidor Popper.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 2 series.
Microfilm
Collection is available on 4 reels of microfilm (MF 1015).
- Reel 1: 1/1-1/21
- Reel 2: 2/1-2/14
- Reel 3: 2/15-2/17
- Reel 4: 2/18-2/20
- Title
- Guide to the Isidor A. Popper Collection, 1914-1951 AR 25225 / MF 1015
- 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
- October 11, 2012: Revised Container List.
- December 07, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
