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Kahn family papers, 1887-1902.
BANC MSS 2010/623 oversize folder 1; BANC MSS 2010/623 box 1; BANC MSS 2010/623 oversize box 1; BANC MSS 2010/623; ...
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Title:
Kahn family papers, 1887-1902Creator/Contributor:
Kahn family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Kahn, Carolyn Levy.Creator/Contributor:
Kahn, Louis E.Creator/Contributor:
Levy, Susan Kahn.Creator/Contributor:
Wildbergh, Henriette Kahn.Creator/Contributor:
Macks, Ruth Wildberg.Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 161.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1969.027.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeCreator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
The collection consists of genealogical and family history information and photographs. Included are a large genealogical
chart for the Kahn family compiled by Henriette Kahn Wildbergh; additional genealogical information on the family compiled
by Carolyn Levy Kahn and Susan Kahn Levy; a scrapbook history of the Kahn family prepared by Ruth Wildberg Macks; and an essay
about the family home in Schotten written by Louis E. Kahn. Photographs include the following: photograph of Moses Bauer (1787-1889),
grandfather of Bertha Kahn Elkus; a photograph of the Kahn brothers, Henry, Samuel, Solomon, Fred, and John; a photograph
of Caroline Bernheim Kahn; two photographs of Rebecca Kahn Marx, daughter of C.B. Kahn; a photograph of the Kahn sisters,
Caroline, Rebecca, and Hannah (also daughters of C.B. Kahn); photographs of the Kahn family homes in Schotten, Germany, and
in Villingen, Hesse; Other families represented include the Bauer, Elkus, Elman, Lavenson, and Hart families.
Date:
1887 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- e-gx---Bauer, Moses -- 1787-1889 -- Photographs
Elkus, Bertha Kahn
Kahn, Caroline Bernheim -- 1829-1918 -- Photographs
Kahn, Fred -- Photographs
Kahn, Hannah -- Photographs
Kahn, Henry -- Photographs
Kahn, John -- Photographs
Kahn, Samuel -- Photographs
Kahn, Solomon -- Photographs
Kahn, Israel -- 1822-1883 -- Family
Kahn, Lillie -- -1902 -- Death and burial
Kahn, Sarah Bauer -- 1828-1888 -- Family
Marx, Rebecca Kahn -- 1849-1913 -- Photographs
Bowers family
Hart family
Jews -- California
Jewish families -- California -- Oakland
Schotten (Hesse, Germany)
Villingen (Germany)
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 161.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1969.027.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Kahn family papers, BANC MSS 2010/623, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Israel Kahn (1822-1883), who married Sarah Bauer (1828-1888), founded Kahn's Department Store in Oakland, Calif.
Materials in English.
Type:
Family papers-California.Genealogies-California.
Obituaries-California.
Photographs.
Physical Description:
1 box, 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder.
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006567634
BANC MSS 2010/623 oversize folder 1
BANC MSS 2010/623 box 1
BANC MSS 2010/623 oversize box 1
BANC MSS 2010/623
BANC MSS 2010/623
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.