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Writings (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Florence Mendheim Collection of Anti-Semitic Propaganda

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25441
Abstract This collection of mainly anti-Semitic material was compiled by a Jewish librarian of German descent who infiltrated the pro-Nazi community developing in New York City in the years leading up to World War II. The bulk of the collection consists of publications and printed matter, with the notable exception of narrative reports that describe first-hand experiences and observations of Nazi-affiliated events. Document types include advertisements, event announcements, books, clippings, correspondence, magazines and newspapers, travel guides, political memorabilia, and other print ephemera.
Dates: 1917-1994; Majority of material found within 1922-1948
Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Florence Mendheim Collection of Anti-Semitic Propaganda

Frankl-Kulbach Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25568
Abstract The Frankl-Kulbach Family Collection contains materials documenting the lives of members of the Frankl, Kulbach, and related families, particularly art historian Paul Frankl and his wife Elsa Frankl, and their daughters Johanna Kulbach née Frankl, Susan Wilk née Frankl, and Regula Davis née Frankl. Through family histories, correspondence, diaries, vital documents, writings, and photographs, the collection covers their lives in Germany before World War II, their efforts to immigrate to the United States, and their lives and careers in the United States.
Dates: 1728; 1867-2015
Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Frankl-Kulbach Family Collection

Herbert Strauss Addenda

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25728 / MF 1821
Abstract The Herbert Strauss Addenda contains subject files and writings from Strauss’ position as the executive director of the American Federation of Jews from Central Europe. These include correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, newsletters and pamphlets, and writings, including manuscripts and dissertations in the field of German-Jewish history and related topics.
Dates: 1933-2000
Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Herbert Strauss Addenda

Isaiah Leo Kenen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-680
Abstract The bulk of the collection documents Kenen’s Zionist activities, his work with the United Nations, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its predecessor organizations, and the Near East Report. Materials include correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, publications, press releases, manuscripts, notes, photographs, speeches, and scrapbooks.
Dates: undated, 1919-1985
Found in: American Jewish Historical Society / Isaiah Leo Kenen Papers

Leo and Anne Marie Grebler Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25872
Abstract The Leo and Anne Marie Grebler Family Collection records the Greblers’ personal and professional lives in Germany and the United States through correspondence, documents, family histories, writings, and photographs. Both the personal correspondence and photographs available in the collection demonstrate the Greblers close relationships with their extended family and friends, particularly Jacob (called Jascha) and Marianne (called Bertel) Marschak. A substantial quantity of information regarding the Grebler, Gerson and related families is also available. Writings by Leo Grebler elucidate his career as an economist and his special interest in real estate and housing finance.
Dates: undated, 1879-1996
Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Leo and Anne Marie Grebler Family Collection

Lilo Goldenberg Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25799
Abstract This collection tells the story of Liselotte (Lilo) Thekla Lamm, her parents Leo Lamm and Margarete (Gretel) Lamm née Falk, husbands Norbert Goldenberg, Hans Gerhard Ollendorff, and William (Bill) Thurnauer, their children and grandchildren, and members of their extended families. The families’ lives in Germany, immigration to the United States, and professional, political and philanthropic activities are documented through vital documents, photographs, correspondence, writings, articles, and clippings.
Dates: circa 1883-2018
Found in: Leo Baeck Institute / Lilo Goldenberg Family Collection

Virginia Levitt Snitow Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-876
Abstract The collection encompasses the personal papers of Virginia Snitow, especially during her active years in the Women's Division of the American Jewish Congress and an organization she founded, US/Israel Women to Women. Papers contain correspondence, writings and voluminous notes with both fiction, and non-fiction writings on racial, gender and class equality. Also included are family stories and diaries chronicling Snitow's time spent in her summer home in Grenada.
Dates: undated, 1909-2001
Found in: American Jewish Historical Society / Virginia Levitt Snitow Papers

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