Michel Sleppin Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 2148
Scope and content
The family papers related to Michel Sleppin (spelling varies). Materials primarily consist of family letters and business dealings related to his post as a textile and wool dealer in Europe until 1906. Family photograph (ca. 1904) included. Some business records are Rabbinic transaction permits. The collection is in Russian, Yiddish, and English.
Dates
- 1895 - 1920
Creator
- Sleppin, Michel (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Born in 1877 in Minsk. Immigrated from Minsk, Russia around 1906 with family (wife and four children, two to be born in America); Michel was an international dealer in wool and cotton textiles and lived at 86 Eldridge Street for a time after immigrating.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Yiddish
Russian
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
