Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robinson family papers
- Dates:
- 1936-1941
- Creators:
- Robinson family
- Abstract:
- Letters, documents, and postcards addressed primarily to Louis, Abraham and Harold Robinson, U.S. residents who were attempting to aid Jewish relatives in Poland to flee persecution under the Germans in Europe. The collection includes documents describing and explaining the American immigration visa process for Jews attempting to leave Poland immediately preceding and during the German invasion; letters of introduction vouching for character; a passport; and some printed ephemera (business and visiting cards, some school records).
- Containers:
- Box: 1
- Extent:
- 0.21 linear feet. 1 box
- Language:
- Polish and The materials are in Polish, English and Hebrew.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Robinson family papers, Collection no. 6130, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letters, documents, and postcards addressed primarily to Louis, Abraham and Harold Robinson, U.S. residents who were attempting to aid Jewish relatives in Poland to flee persecution under the Germans in Europe. The collection includes documents describing and explaining the American immigration visa process for Jews attempting to leave Poland immediately preceding and during the German invasion; letters of introduction vouching for character; a passport; and some printed ephemera (business and visiting cards, some school records).
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from The Bookshop, January 4, 2017.
- Processing information:
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The collection is unprocessed.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-10-01 11:00:28 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Robinson family papers, Collection no. 6130, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
- Location of this collection:
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Special CollectionsDoheny Memorial Library, Room 209Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-5900