Schwimmer family papers 1837-1976 1876-1948

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Schwimmer family papers 1837-1976 1876-1948

The collection documents the personal and professional lives of three siblings, Rosika, Franciska and Béla Schwimmer, as well as that of their parents, Max and Bertha, and one child, Vilma, from the 1880s through the 1940s. Correspondence between family, family friends and colleagues represents the bulk of the materials. In addition, there are vital records, school notebooks, writings, clippings, operetta librettos, programs, research notes towards Franciska's book, , and a few photographs. Great Musicians as Children

10.12 linear feet; 25 boxes

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Katscher, Leopold, 1853-

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Epithet: Hungarian journalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000509.0x000100 Leopold Katscher (1853-1939), born in Csakova, near Temesvár, Hungary, and his wife and cousin Berta Katscher (1860-1903), born in Trencín, Slovakia, were authors, journalists and translators actively engaged in social reform and pacifist movements in Europe. Leopold Katscher wrote on literary, ethnographic,...

Schwimmer, Max B

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Schwimmer family

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The Schwimmer family was consisted of three generations of individuals who lived in Hungary, the United States, and Austria during the 19th and 20th centuries. The first generation consisted of Bertha Katscher (1856-1927) and her husband Max Schwimmer (1845-1922), both from secular Jewish, upper middle class backgrounds. Bertha and Max had three children: Rosika (1877-1948), Béla (1879-1934), and Franciska (1880-1963). Béla married Marie Karp and had one child, Vilma (1921-1948. Ros...

Katscher family

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Schwimmer, Béla

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Schwimmer, Bertha

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Schwimmer-Lloyd collection

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Schwimmer, Vilma

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Feministák Egyesülete

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Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948

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Schwimmer was a Jewish pacifist and writer, born in Hungary. Her application for American citizenship was denied by the Supreme Court in 1929 on the grounds of her pacifist views. Justice Holmes wrote the dissenting opinion. (United States v. Schwimmer; 49 S. Ct. 448) From the description of Correspondence between Rosika Schwimmer and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1930-1935. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235152187 Public official. From the descr...

Schwimmer, Franciska

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