Bernard Flexner papers, 1882-1946 (bulk 1917-1943)

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Bernard Flexner papers, 1882-1946 (bulk 1917-1943)

Contains the personal papers of Flexner, including diaries and letters to his sister Mary while he served with the American Red Cross Commission to Romania (1917) and as counsel for the Zionist delegation to the Paris Peace Conference (1918-1919); material concerning Albert Einstein, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Sacco-Vanzetti trial record, and the juvenile court system of the early 1900s; and miscellaneous correspondence.

7.90 cu. ft. (9 boxes, 10 file boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8218288

Princeton University Library

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Flexner family.

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Flexner, Mary, 1873-

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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

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Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich, where he later on began his schooling at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics. In 1901, the year he gained his diploma, he acquired Swiss citizenship and, as he was...

United States. American Commission to Negotiate Peace

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The American Commission to Negotiate Peace was the U.S. Delegation to the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920.). From the description of Minutes, 1919 July 1-Sept. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 15579963 The American Commission to Negotiate Peace was the U.S. Delagation to the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920). From the description of Minutes, 1919 July 8, July 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 15538866 The American Commission was the American delegat...

Flexner, Bernard, 1865-1945

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Bernard Flexner, a lawyer, philanthropist and Zionist leader, was an early supporter of the juvenile court movement. From 1917 he lived in New York, devoting himself to various Zionist movements and organizations to aid Palestine. From the guide to the Bernard Flexner Papers, 1882-1946, 1917-1943, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Flexner, a lawyer, philanthropist and Zionist leader, was an early supporter of the juvenile court move...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...