Beatrice L. Magnes family papers and photographs, 1861-1977.

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Beatrice L. Magnes family papers and photographs, 1861-1977.

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The collection consists primarily of materials relating to Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes' extended family. Included are letters, notes and essays, poetry and plays, personal documents, Mendelson and Lowenstein family materials from mid-nineteenth-century Germany (including correspondence, a poem in honor of Sophia Mendelson on the occasion of her wedding, condolence letters, and bills), materials pertaining to Louis Marshall (Beatrice's brother-in-law) and James Marshall (Beatrice's nephew), drafts and manuscripts of Beatrice's memoir, Episodes (1977), and photographs. The photographs include images of members of the Lowenstein, Marshall, and Herzog families. Beatrice's sister, Elsie, married into the Herzog family. Her son, Paul Herzog, was chairman of the United States National Labor Relations Board under President Truman. Beatrice's sister, Florence, married Louis Marshall, the prominent attorney and leader of the New York Jewish community. There are photographs of both Paul Herzog and Louis Marshall in the collection.

2 boxes (.8 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8078153

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Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

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Herzog, Paul M., 1906-1986

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Lawyer, educator, and government official. From the description of Papers, 1931-1962. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70944292 ...

Marshall, Louis, 1856-1929

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American Jewish communal leader, lawyer. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1900-1929]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122516821 Lawyer, civic and communal leader, civil rights advocate, labor union meditator, and philanthropist, of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1891-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70925069 Prominent Jewish-American lawyer and philanthropist. From the description of Correspondence, 1916-1929 [microform...

Mendelsohn family.

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Lowenstein family.

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Magnes, Beatrice L.

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Beatrice Lowenstein was born in 1879 in New York City to Benedict and Sophia (Mendelson) Lowenstein. Benedict (1831-1879) was born in the Rhineland in 1831 and immigrated to the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century. He settled in Memphis, Tennessee, where he and he brothers established a dry goods business, B. Lowenstein & Bros. The brothers made frequent trips to New York to buy goods for their business. While in New York Benedict met Sophia Mendelson (1848-1884). The coupl...

Mendelson family.

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Marshall family.

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Online Archive of California

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Marshall, James, 1896-1986

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Herzog, Elsie.

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Lowenstein, Benedict, 1831-1879.

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Mendelson, Sophia, 1848-1884.

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Magnes, Judah Leon, 1877-1948

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American rabbi and communal leader. From the description of Papers, 1910-1918. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 46611785 From the description of Correspondence and reports, 1909-1921 [microform]. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 47747245 From the description of Correspondence and reports, 1912-1919 [microform]. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 47734929 From the description of Correspondence and printed m...

Marshall, Julian, Mrs., 1843-1922

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Epithet: composer and author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x0003d0 ...

Judah L. Magnes Museum

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