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
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:
1867-2015
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
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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
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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
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
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