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Oscar Hecht papers, 1950-1965.
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Oscar Hecht papers, 1950-1965Creator/Contributor:
Hecht, Oscar., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, LIB 85.13 AR1.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.Abstract:
The collection consists of papers, documents, letters, and photographs of his work. Much of the correspondence consists of
letters Oscar Hecht wrote to his wife Edith in 1959 and 1961 while he was in Israel and she remained in Berkeley, California.
Date:
1950 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caInterior decoration -- Germany
Interior decoration -- Israel
Interior decoration -- California -- Berkeley
Jews -- California -- Berkeley
Décoration intérieure -- Allemagne
Décoration intérieure -- Israël
Décoration intérieure -- Californie -- Berkeley
Juifs -- Californie -- Berkeley
Interior decoration
Jews
California -- Berkeley
Germany
Israel
Hecht, Oscar -- Archives
Note:
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number LIB 85.13 AR1.
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Oscar Hecht was an interior decorator, designer and crafstman working in Germany, Israel, and the United States (Berkeley,
CA). He designed interiors and furnishings for the US embassy in Tel Aviv, the KLM Tourish Office building in Tel Aviv, and
Assutah Hospital in Tel Aviv, as well as for many private homes, shops and restaurants.
Preferred citation: Oscar Hecht papers, BANC MSS 2010/761, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English and German.
Type:
Archives.Physical Description:
print
2 boxes (.8 linear feet)
Language:
English
German
Identifier:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/unprocessed-collections-form
Origin:
No place, unknown, or undeterminedCopyright Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.