Cyril Q. Henriques Papers, 1947-1971

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Cyril Q. Henriques Papers, 1947-1971

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British businessman prominent in Jewish circles; executive of M.H. Greenman Ltd., a London firm specializing in the supply of handles to the furniture trade. Letters, financial papers, printed material and clippings, principally an exchange between Henriques and his friend and business associate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Max H. Greenman Roth. Also includes letters between Henriques and his son Peter and others. Focus is chiefly on the company business, but also contains considerable personal news and emphasis on Jewish affairs. Topics include Brazilian news and politics, Arab refugees, Peron's downfall, discovery of oil in Israel between Gaza and Beersheba in 1955, the death of prominent Jews, meetings with Louis Golding, Neville Laski, James Rothschild and Lord Samuel, among others.

1.5 Linear Feet; 1000 Items

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Henriques, Cyril Q.

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Cyril Q. Henriques was a British businessman prominent in Jewish circles and executive of M.H. Greenman Ltd., a London firm specializing in the supply of handles to the furniture trade. From the guide to the Cyril Q. Henriques Papers, 1947-1971, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Cyril Quixano Henriques, British businessman prominent in Jewish circles. He was an executive of M.H. Greenman Ltd., a London firm specializing in the supply o...