Harriet D. Schwartz papers

Identifier
irn514198
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.110.1
  • RG-10.348
Dates
1 Jan 1927 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514198

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were found by Harriet Schwartz in the collection of Ethel Drucker-Diebner donor's mother and were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Harriet Schwartz.

Scope and Content

Harriet D. Schwartz papers, spanning 1927 to 1939, consist of letters, envelopes, and photographs. Letters are written in Yiddish and German cursive, along with some English translations to family in New York City. Letters describe the difficulties of Jews living in occupied Europe. Letters also account for pleas from multiple family members requesting help with immigration to the United States; including a family arranged marriage to a cousin. Writings on the envelopes document which family member was requesting help. Photographs of the family document prewar life.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

People

  • Lieberman, Chaim.

Genre

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.