Varian Fry genealogical research papers 1829-1966 1850s-1890s

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Varian Fry genealogical research papers, 1829-1966, 1850s-1890s

Varian Fry genealogical research papers 1829-1966 1850s-1890s

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/18088

Varian Fry, born in New York City in 1907, was known as "the American Schindler" for his work in aiding over 2,000 endangered people from Nazi-occupied France until he was ousted by the Vichy government in 1941. In the final years of his life, Fry took on the role of family genealogist, collecting correspondence and other material belonging to members of his extended family, and researching his family's origins. The Varian Fry genealogical research papers contains personal papers belonging to members of Varian Fry's extended family dating from 1829 to 1921, family photographs, correspondence relating to Fry's genealogical research dating mainly from 1958 through 1962, and a comprehensive index to the research.

6 linear feet; 16 boxes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division