Gertrude Wellisch: Correspondence re emigration
Extent and Medium
1 folder
Archival History
Nothing known of the ultimate fate of the girl in question Nor is it clear whether she managed successfully to get to Great Britain. The only biographical information is provided by a letter (1302/7) from her uncle, Norbert Wellisch, in which he describes her as 13½ years of age, tall and thin, 'prettier than the enclosed picture' (1302/11), intelligent and with a fervent desire to come to Great Britain.
Acquisition
(photographs and letters to Mrs N-Rose), sh. doc. 1302
Donated March 1997
Donor: Rita Rosenblum
Scope and Content
Correspondence relating to the establishment of a guarantor for Gertrude Wellisch, an Austrian Jewish refugee, including letters between various agencies and the prospective guarantor.
System of Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access
Open
People
- Wellisch, Gertrude
Subjects
- Immigration
- Letters
- Jews
Places
- Vienna
- Great Britain
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