Lesley, Henni: Copy family documents (1938-1947)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1556 WL 1541 |
Held at | : Wiener Library Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Lesley, Henni: Copy family documents (1938-1947) |
Date(s) | : 1938-1947 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 1 file |
Name of creator(s) | : Lesley | Henni | fl 1938-2000 |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Little is known about the subject of this collection. It appears that Henni Lesley, formerly Lewin, formerly a Jewish resident of Berlin, was at one time imprisoned at Lichtenburg Concentration Camp (1541/1); that she probably emigrated to Great Britain shortly after her release (circa 1938-1939); and that her parents were deported East in March 1943, never to be seen again (1541/4).
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Henni Lesley, 1938-1947, comprise copies of personal papers including health certificate issued by the SS doctor at Lichtenburg, 1938; Red Cross telegram from Henni to her parents in Berlin, 1942 and letter from the American Joint Distribution Committee to Henni Lesley regarding the fate of her parents, 1947.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
German
System of arrangement:
Arranged in chronological order.
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Finding aids:
Additional finding aids can be located within the Wiener Library reading room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Henni Lesley
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
March 2008
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