TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Lazard Kahn Papers. 1821-1961.
Manuscript Collection No. 174
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Kahn, Lazard, 1850-1928. |
| Title: | Lazard Kahn Papers. |
| Dates: | 1821-1961. |
| Quantity: | 2 linear feet. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, letterbooks, and contracts concerning Kahn's career as a manufacturer of stoves; diaries from his European travels; and geneaological materials concerning the Kahn-Jacob Lemann families. Hamilton (Ohio) |
| Collection Number: | MS-174 |
| Language: | Collection material in English, German, French, Hebrew, and Yiddish. |
Biographical Sketch
Lazard Kahn (1850-1928) emigrated to the U.S. in 1866. He was a stove manufacturer and inventor; resident of Hamilton, Ohio.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, letterbooks, and contracts concerning Kahn's career as a manufacturer of stoves; diaries from his European travels; and geneaological materials concerning the Kahn-Jacob Lemann families. Hamilton (Ohio)
Restrictions
Terms of Access and Use
The Lazard Kahn 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
Mrs. Dexter Balterman, by the act of donating the Lazard Kahn Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by Lazard Kahn 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
Alternative Forms of Collection
The Lazard Kahn Papers include microfilm. The microfilm may be a duplicate of the collection or include different materials. See MF-928 to MF-931. Microfilm is available through inter-library loan.
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Lazard Kahn Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-174. Lazard Kahn Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Lazard Kahn Papers were received from Mrs. Dexter Balterman, Cincinnati, Ohio, in February, 1965.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog.