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Marseille (France)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Rath Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25762
Abstract

This collection contains the archival papers of Arthur Rath. Most of it consists of correspondence with friends and family members. Primary topics of the collection are Arthur's life in Switzerland towards the end of World War II and the decades immediately after, correspondence with friends who were also Jewish refugees from Germany after the war, and Arthur Rath's life decisions following the displacement of his family during the war.

Dates: 1908-2013; Majority of material found within 1942-1960

Elisabeth Lederer Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6367 / MF 505
Dates: 1931-1941, 1991

Ernst Scheuer and Rosi Moses-Scheuer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25281
Abstract

This collection contains documents, diaries and personal correspondence of Ernst Scheuer and Rosi Moses Scheuer. They document their life in Paris and their imprisonment in French detention centers in 1939-40 and in Spanish prisons 1940-41. The documents illustrate the struggle for U.S. Visas and the subsequent emigration to the United States, as well as the efforts to establish themselves in New York. The collection also contains numerous manuscripts written by Ernst and Rosi Scheuer, a large number of them being autobiographical.

Dates: 1870s-1999