Lisa Grant: Family papers

Identifier
WL1321
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70414
Dates
1 Jan 1860 - 31 Jan 1939
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

The depositor was the granddaughter of Feodor Schweitzer, the subject of some of the documents. The family came to Great Britain in 1938/ 1939. The relationship of the individuals referred to in the earlier documentation to the depositor is unknown. It appears that one of the depositor's ancestors was a court photographer in Berlin in the 1860s. The depositor died in 2000.

Acquisition

(letters and documents), sh. doc. 1321 - conserv[?]

Donated December 1997

Donor: Lisa Grant

Scope and Content

This miscellaneous collection of family papers documents the activities of a German Jewish family. It includes material on the aryanisation of the family business and the receipt of the Kriegsverdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe, for service during the First World War. Some of the material is original.

System of Arrangement

The collection has been arranged in chronological order.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

  • Schweizer, Fedor

Subjects

  • Family documents [doc]
  • Jews
  • Aryanisation

Places

  • Berlin
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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