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Havana (Cuba)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Birthday albums for Harry Harter

 Collection
Identifier: ALB 238a-s
Abstract

Birthday albums for Harry Hirschberg-Harter, prepared by his son Dieter (Donald).

Dates: 1934-1954

Erich Jacobs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25650
Abstract

The Erich Jacobs collection contains documents and correspondence, as well as genealogical tables of both the Jacobs and Neumann families. There are several documents regarding emigration attempts, as well as receipts, passport and naturalization forms, registrations to various organizations, and certificates. Much of the collection includes facsimiles of the original records with translations attached.

Dates: 1923-1973

John Langeloth Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-892
Abstract

The Loeb Family Papers, 1893-1998 documents one of America’s most famous financial and political power couples of the 20th century—John Langeloth Loeb and Frances "Peter" Lehman Loeb, as well as their children, including Ambassador John Langeloth Loeb, Jr. The family history begins in 19th century America with the Loebs and Moses families (including Carl Loeb and Adeline Moses Loeb), and the Lehmans and Lewisohns (Arthur Lehman, financier and brother of New York State Governor Herbert Lehman, and Adele, daughter of businessman Adolph). The collection focuses on the lives of John and Frances, including the brokerage firm Loeb, Rhoades, and Co., as well as business, personal, family, and political correspondence, art collection documentation, philanthropic and financial records, and a host of family photographs and ephemera.

Dates: 1893 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1998

Max Buxpan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6141
Abstract

The Max Buxpan Collection sketches the biography of Max Buxpan and his family. The collection centers on the correspondence of Buxpan family members and associated friends. Most of these documents date from the 1930s until the 1960s, including the time of immigration. Buxpan also collected a lot of material about the First and Second World Wars and the immediate periods thereafter, primarily postcards and newspaper articles.

Dates: 1896-1983; Majority of material found within 1914-1970

Nachtlicht Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25031 / MF 975
Abstract

Collection of personal documents of Ursula and Ilse Nachtlicht such as certificates, correspondence, photos, clippings, notebooks.

Dates: 1872-1999; Majority of material found in 1938-1942

Richard Faerber Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25430
Abstract

The collection primarily documents the early life of Richard Faerber (1895-1987). It also includes materials about his son, Walter Ferber, and other family materials about the Faerber, Lewkowitz, and Persicaner families. Of particular interest are handwritten materials about the Faerber family's time in Havana (Cuba) during the late 1930s, and two personal photo albums documenting Richard Faerber's World War One service in Poland and France.

Dates: 1814-2010; Majority of material found within 1914-1945