Description
This collection consists of personal papers, correspondence, and press clippings which document Travis's personal life. It
includes birth records, legal name change documents, and family correspondence with Travis's siblings, parents, and other
extended family members. His profession as a Petroleum Geologist, along with his interest in the formation of the State of
Israel, the Middle East in general, and his interest in anti-Zionism, are well represented. The collection also contains
significant primary documents concerning anti-semitism in general, and in San Diego specifically, with publications of White
Supremacy organizations. The collection is loosely filed chronologically.
Background
Maury Marion Travis was born Moses Marion Kornfeld in West Virginia in 1905 to a large Orthodox Jewish family. He attended
school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated high school in 1922. He received a BA and Graduate Degree in Geology from Stanford
University and entered the professional field of Petroleum Geology. Travis also served in the USAAF in the Corps of Engineers
from 1929 to 1943.
Restrictions
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Availability
This collection is open for research.