Löwenthal, Louis: Transcript of Diaries (1874-1881)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1556 WL 664
Held at	: Wiener Library   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Löwenthal, Louis: Transcript of Diaries (1874-1881)
Date(s)	: 1874-1881
Level of description	: collection
Extent	: Unknown
Name of creator(s)	: Löwenthal | Louis | fl 1874-1881 | travelling salesman

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Louis Löwenthal, was a Jewish travelling salesman, in Berlin and other locations in Germany.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Transcript of the diaries (originally in six volumes) of Louis Löwenthal, 9 Jan 1874-12 Jan 1881. The first part of the diary is written whilst he resides in the Jewish Hospital, recovering from an unspecified operation. The remainder of the diaries deal with day to day life at his family home in Sophienthal, Berlin, Leipzig, and other locations.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
German

System of arrangement:

N/A

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

For address of copyright owner re permission to obtain copies, see WL Correspondence 2004.

Finding aids:

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Jewish Central Information Office

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

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:
Mar 2008