TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Edward M. Schlaifer Papers. 1915-1944.
Manuscript Collection No. 138
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Schlaifer, Edward M., 1895- |
| Title: | Edward M. Schlaifer Papers. |
| Dates: | 1915-1944. |
| Quantity: | 0.8 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Letterbooks containing extensive correspondence, clippings, and documents mainly concerning Schlaifer's service as a US consular officer in Vienna and Stockholm immediately after World War I. Papers deal primarily with his successful efforts to aid the immigration of several members of his family from Russia through France to the US during the years 1921-1924. Additional papers include family correspondence and materials pertaining to Schlaifer's employment history. |
| Collection Number: | MS-138 |
| Language: | Collection material in English, German, and Yiddish. |
Scope and Content Note
Letterbooks containing extensive correspondence, clippings, and documents mainly concerning Schlaifer's service as a US consular officer in Vienna and Stockholm immediately after World War I. Papers deal primarily with his successful efforts to aid the immigration of several members of his family from Russia through France to the US during the years 1921-1924. Additional papers include family correspondence and materials pertaining to Schlaifer's employment history.
Restrictions
Terms of Access and Use
The Edward M. Schlaifer Papers are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Property and Literary Rights
Winifred Fein, by the act of donating the Edward M. Schlaifer Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by Edward M. Schlaifer and his heirs. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.
Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Edward M. Schlaifer Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-138. Edward M. Schlaifer Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Edward M. Schlaifer Papers were received from Winifred Fein, Hartsdale, New York, in 1981.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Search Terms
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