Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Leah Hellman Meyberg Scrapbook, ca. 1885-1901
- Dates:
- 1885-1901
- Creators:
- Meyberg, Leah Hellman
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- (Boxes: 1 volume in letter)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Leah Hellman Meyberg Scrapbook, ca. 1885-1901. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letters, notes, photographs, dance cards, and other memorabilia pertaining to Leah Hellman, including her marriage to Eugene V. Meyberg. Several items tell of events sponsored by the Concordia Club. See also P-216 - Leah Hellman Photograph Album, 1898. See also GC-1172 Concordia Club Minutes of Meetings
- Biographical / historical:
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Leah Hellman Meyberg was the daughter of Isaiah M. Hellman (d.1890). Her older siblings, were in the following order, Emma, Bertha, Camilla, and Marco. Their father came to Los Angeles from Bavaria, Germany about 1854; all his children were born in California. He was a merchant and also appointed to City Treasurer. His younger cousin was Isaias W. Hellman. The Hellmans are considered Jewish pioneers of the city. Leah Hellman died while giving birth to a daughter. The Concordia Club formed in May, 1891 and maintained a membership limited to100 persons from prominent Los Angeles Jewish families. The club dissolved about 1916.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1885-1901
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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Leah Hellman Meyberg Scrapbook, ca. 1885-1901. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359