Papers, 1966-1981 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1966-1981 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122407798

Biographical sketches of Balog by Louisa Alger and Erna Welte, and certificates, photographs, and correspondence re: her employment, retirement, and naturalization as a United States citizen. Also a sketchbook with clothing designs.

1 folio+ photograph folder.

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Balog, Theresa.

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Balog was born in Hungary (ca. 1894), learned to sew, and opened a shop near Budapest where she designed and sewed women's clothing; she later worked for fashion stores in Dresden and Berlin. At the outset of World War II, she returned to Hungary and continued to design and make clothing. In 1962 she emigrated to the United States and worked as a seamstress. After her retirement she continued to sew as a volunteer with the American Friends Service Committee. From the description of P...

Welte, Erna.

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Alger, Louisa.

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