Finding aid for the Robinson family papers 6130

Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2018 September
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu


Language of Material: Polish
Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Robinson family papers
creator: Robinson family
Identifier/Call Number: 6130
Physical Description: 0.21 linear feet. 1 box
Date (inclusive): 1936-1941
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).
Language of Material: The materials are in Polish, English and Hebrew.
Container: 1

Content Description

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).

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

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

[Box/folder no. or item name], Robinson family papers, Collection no. 6130, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from The Bookshop, January 4, 2017.

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Jews, Polish -- Poland -- Archival resources
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Ephemera
Robinson family -- Archives