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Fein Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25171
Abstract

This collection consists mostly of correspondence between the Fein family and Fein & Co. relating to the Fein family's immigration to the U.S. There are also letters and documents about the death of Sigmund Fein and the return of Anselm Feuerbach's painting Maedchenkopf

Dates: 1872-1990; Majority of material found within 1930-1990

Felix and Frieda Schuster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11898
Abstract

The collection contains documents pertaining to Felix Schuster's service in World War I; the restitution claims of Felix Schuster and his wife Frieda Schuster née Wolf; and family photographs.

Dates: undated, 1913-1963

Felix I. Kauffmann Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2633
Abstract

This collection holds the papers of publisher and rare book dealer Felix I. Kauffmann, and contains documents relating to the family publishing house, his military service in World War I, and membership in Jewish organizations. The collection includes some correspondence with Leo Baeck as well as other correspondence, official documents such as military, vital and legal papers, curricula vitae, newspaper clippings and articles, and other papers.

Dates: 1877-1965; Majority of material found within 1939-1946

Felix Klein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25356 / MF 1034
Abstract

The Felix Klein Collection documents the work and life of the Vienna-born graphologist Felix Klein. Prominent among the collection is his work as a graphologist and founder of the National Society for Graphology. The papers consist of official documents, newspaper articles, publications, manuscripts and a few photographs.

Dates: 1930-2001; Majority of material found within 1965-1994

Felix Pinkus Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25456
Abstract

The Felix Pinkus Family Collection documents the professional and personal lives of the dermatologist Felix Pinkus and his son Hermann Pinkus, and of other members of their family to a smaller extent. Prominent subjects include their work in dermatology, their artistic interests, Felix Pinkus's travels, and the family in general. This collection comprises a diverse array of formats. Text-based items include correspondence, unpublished writings, notes and research, newspaper clippings and journal articles, educational and professional certificates and documentation, official documents and various kinds of memorabilia. Visual media include photographs, photograph albums, small sketches, drawings and paintings and various types of scrapbooks.

Dates: 1861-1982, 2011; Majority of material found within 1900-1960

Fellman Taranto Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: ASF AR-70
Abstract

The collection documents the lives of the Fellman and Taranto families of Long Beach, New York, and Washington, D.C., particularly Rosalind Fellman; her father, Sidney Fellman, who was a dentist and the longtime president of the Yom Tov Hebrew Congregation; her mother, Suzanne Taranto Fellman; her grandparents, Harry and Pauline Fellman and Isaac and Alegra Taranto; and her uncles, Milton Fellman and Maurice Taranto. There is also information about the Yom Tov Hebrew Congregation, with which the Taranto family in particular was closely involved.

Dates: 1899-2014

First Radomer Congregation (New York, N.Y.) Minute Books

 Collection
Identifier: I-124
Abstract

This collection contains the minute books, in Yiddish, of the meetings of the congregation for the years 1944 to 1969, describing its activities, finances, and information about the membership. Includes information on the synagogue's assistance given to refugees in Europe during World War II and aid to Israel. Of special interest are the activities carried out with Radomer landsleit in Montreal, Toronto, Baltimore, Washington, and Chile.

Dates: 1944-1969

Fleischer-Steiner Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25083
Abstract

The collection contains documents and correspondence of the Fleischer and Steiner families. Prominent topics are the Fleischer's family business as well as restitution and inheritance matters. The papers in this collection include a vast amount of correspondence, business and restitution papers, as well as some documents regarding immigration.

Dates: 1814-1993; Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s

Florence Lowenstein Marshall (1873-1916) Diaries, 1890-1916; 2019

 Collection
Identifier: P-1046
Abstract

The personal and social engagement diaries of Florence Lowenstein Marshall (1873-1916), wife of Constitution and civil rights attorney Louis Marshall and mother of lawyer James and conservationists Robert and George Marshall and daughter Ruth, span the years of 1894 until her death in 1916 of cancer. Her diaries record the events of her life—without the benefit of commentary on them—regarding social and family gatherings, theatre and music performances, her children's activities (including illnesses and vaccinations), her philantrophic meetings, and a meticulous recording of Louis's life as a leader.

Dates: 1894 - 1916; Publication: 2019

Forst and Levy Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25548
Abstract

The Forst and Levy Family Collection holds the papers of members of the Forst and Levy families, ancestors of Susan Schomer. A large portion of the collection is made up of the World War I correspondence of the Forst family. In addition the collection includes later correspondence of Joseph Levy, paper money, genealogical notes, affidavits of support, restitution correspondence and other materials.

Dates: 1824-1964; Majority of material found within 1914-1917

Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P-317
Abstract

The collection consists of Jack Cohen and Mosco Tzechoval’s papers relating to their involvement at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego, New York, 1944-1946. Materials include correspondence, sermons, minutes, reports, notes, clippings, and photographs.

Dates: 1944-1947, 1960, 1975

Frank Brodsky Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-957
Abstract

The papers of Frank Brodsky reflect his work as co-chairman of the Soviet Jewry Council of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Philadelphia. The collection includes two reports by Mr. Brodsky on trips to the U.S.S.R. that he and several other members of the Philadelphia Jewish community took in 1985 and 1987, in order to deliver material aid and moral support to the Soviet Jewish Refuseniks. Also included are two calendar books with forewords by Mr. Brodsky, featuring photographs, profiles, contact information of, and updates on, Soviet Jewish Refuseniks. The books also contain photos and articles on the Soviet Jewry movement rallies, lectures and other related events in Greater Philadelphia.

Dates: 1985-1987

Franklin J. Moses Papers

 Collection — Container: Consolidated Box P14, Folder: Collection P-495
Identifier: P-495
Abstract

Contains a receipt for a payment and two letters on legal matters.

Dates: 1847, 1849, 1873

Franks Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-142
Abstract

Originally from England, the Franks family were colonial merchants who settled in New York City in the 1700s. This collection documents parts of their life through correspondence, legal documents, and financial records. The correspondence is primarily written by Abigail Franks in New York to her son, Naphtali, in England. Also included in the collection are the notes and correspondence of Dr. Leo Hershkowitz, who co-edited a book on the letters of the family entitled the Lee Max Friedman Collection of American Jewish Colonial Correspondence: Letters of the Franks Family (1733-1748), written with Isadore S. Meyer in 1968.

Dates: 1711-1821, [1965-1968]

Franz Landsberger Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2318
Abstract

This collection contains several letters Landsberger received from various notables, as well as transcribed correspondence and other materials on Ludwig Meidner and Anita Rée.

Dates: 1903-1970

Franz Schoenberner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7164
Abstract

Photocopies of Schoenberner's literary estate, the originals of which are in possession of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University:

Dates: 1927-1969

Franz Viktor Grünfeld Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3174
Abstract

This collection documents the passionate involvement of Franz Viktor Grünfeld (Frank Victor) in the field of graphology, the study of handwriting as a means of determining personality traits. Grünfeld was active in the field from 1920 until 1965. He published extensively and corresponded with leading graphologists, and also provided handwriting analysis services to companies and individuals. The collection also contains some personal material, as well items concerning his work with his family's textile firm, FV Grünfeld Landeshuter Leinen und Gebildweberei, prior to his immigration to the United States in 1939.

Dates: 1911-1965; Majority of material found within 1956-1960

Fred and Fanny Sternberg Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11943
Abstract

This collection contains material about Fred (1911-1997) and Fanny (1914-2001) Sternberg. It includes a brief biographical note by their daughter, Sandra Sternberg; vital, education, and professional documents from Fred and Fanny Sternberg; and the ketubot (Jewish marriage certificates) of Fred and Fanny Sternberg and of Fanny's parents Simon Ullmann and Malche Ullmann née Krämer.

Dates: 1910-2001

Fred Cahnmann Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25508
Abstract

The Fred Cahnmann Family Collection documents portions of the lives of Fred Cahnmann and other Cahnmann family members. In addition it provides genealogical research on the Cahnmann and related families. The collection includes many family trees, correspondence, photographs, official documents, articles and newspaper clippings and research notes.

Dates: 1859-1992; Majority of material found within 1920-1985

Fred Greene Papers

 Collection — Container: Consolidated Box P29, Folder: P-971
Identifier: P-971
Abstract

The papers of the Soviet Jewry activist, Rabbi Fred Greene, contain materials pertaining to the Soviet Jewry movement produced by local Long Island, NY, organizations, such as the Long Island Federation of Temple Youth and the Coalition to Free Soviet Jews, as well as national organizations such as the National Conference on Soviet Jewry and Hadassah. Included are newsletters, pamphlets, fliers, buttons and a haggadah. Also included are news clippings pertaining to Soviet Jewish emigration from the U.S.S.R.

Dates: undated, 1989-1990, 1992-1993

Fred S. Boyko Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25084
Abstract

This collection contains photocopies of documentation of portraitist Fred S. Boyko’s life in Vienna, immigration to the United States, and life in New York, particularly his education and career as a portraitist. Included are school certificates, documents pertaining to his emigration and naturalization, and applications, correspondence, exhibit booklets, and clippings regarding his career as a portraitist. Also included are items pertaining to members of Fred S. Boyko’s family, particularly articles about the work of his brother Hugo Boyko, an ecologist who worked to develop methods of salt water irrigation in the Negev desert in Israel.

Dates: 1904-1998; Majority of material found within 1904-1951

Fred Strauss Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25127
Abstract

Fred Strauss was the son of Milian Strauss (1893-1964), a textile businessman in Frankfurt am Main during the 1930s. This collection consists of the personal papers of the Strauss and Neu families. The bulk of the collection is correspondence written from 1938-1941 and restitution papers from the 1960s. Other materials include personal identification papers, vital records, and emigration papers.

Dates: 1892-1966, 2003; Majority of material found within 1939-1966

Fred W. Lessing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2235 / MF 483
Abstract

Family documents, correspondence, genealogical tables, memoirs, photographs

Dates: 1800-1963

Frederick Asher Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11877
Abstract

This collection contains family trees, memoirs, and short narrative chronicles pertaining to the history of the Asher, Eller, Schüler, and Wormser families. In addition, there are several photocopies of family portrait photographs, as well as a few photocopies of letters sent by Else Lasker-Schüler to family members.

Dates: circa 1970-1995

Frederick Lachmann Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5256
Abstract

The Frederick Lachmann collection includes fragmentary materials that allow us all but a glance into the life and professional activities of Frederick Lachmann and members of his family. The core of the collection consists of printed copies of articles that Frederick Lachmann wrote for Aufbau. Also included in the collection are correspondence, photographs, and writings.

Dates: 1907-1999

Frederick Rosenbaum Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6707
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and documents related to the adoption by an American couple of a Jewish orphan from Nazi Germany.

Dates: 1902-1944; Majority of material found within 1938-1944

Freudenthal Family Collection, Tann

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11653
Abstract

The collection contains a family tree of the Freudenthal family of Tann from 1740 to 1951, including some birth and death dates. Updates to the family tree document the descendants of Max Freudenthal from the late 19th century to 2005, including birth and marriage dates and locations.

Dates: circa 1951-2008

Freund Family Collection, Gross-Strehlitz

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6485
Abstract

The collection comprises primarily documents regarding the legal battle of the Freund family to receive restitution for losses during World War II.

Dates: 1932-1986

Frida Friedberg Spector Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6979
Abstract

This collection contains materials relating to Frida Friedberg Spector née Neumann (1910-1995), including educational records, dissertations, and copies of poetry.

Dates: 1916-1954

Fritz Victor Lenel Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25424
Abstract

This collection consists of a "Lenel family archive" created by Fritz Victor Lenel. In addition to materials common in genealogical collections, such as genealogical tables and photocopies of archival documents, this collection includes original material relating to Lenel's ancestors, many of whom were prominent members of the Mannheim Jewish community, and very thorough research notes and correspondence with distant relatives.

Dates: 1773-2010; Majority of material found within 1890s-1980s

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