Schwarz, Ferdinand: papers on emigration to England

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1556 WL 744
Held at	: Wiener Library   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Schwarz, Ferdinand: papers on emigration to England
Date(s)	: 1939
Level of description	: collection
Extent	: 1 folder
Name of creator(s)	: Schwarz | Ferdinand | fl 1939

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Ferdinand Schwarz was a resident of Frankfurt am Main. He applied to work for a company called J Wolfin in England.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Ferdinand Schwarz documenting, in part, the process of emigration from Germany to England in 1939, comprising correspondence from Ferdinand Schwarz and his father, Max Schwarz to Ella Courts on emigration procedures from Germany to England; copy of a letter from the Jüdische Beratungsstelle für Wirtschaftshilfe to Schwarz confirming that the latter will receive a permit from the German Jewish Aid Committee; application form from the German Jewish Aid Committee for persons desiring to leave Germany on political, racial or religious grounds and a stamp coupon.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
German, the original letters are accompanied by typescript transcriptions and translations into English.

System of arrangement:

Original order.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

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:

The Wiener Library holds an additional collection of the papers of Ben and Ella Courts which document their activities, assisting friends and acquaintances fleeing Nazi Germany. (ref: WL 629).

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