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From Rosalyn Keyserling Schreiber (Youngest daughter)                        , 1936-1944

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Details her early years of marriage (in NY); discussion re. Herbert and his schooling; news of Milton's progress in the medical field; mentions visits with Leon and Beth and their activities; discussion of social activities; re. visits with her in-laws; asks her father to relax more; some comments on Leon's work with the US Housing Authority; mentions her work at the Civilian Defense Volunteer Office in NY (1941); asks her father about family history; mid 1943 she is writing from a sanitarium where she is recovering from an illness; writes that she is upset because she is not able to do her part for the war effort; series of letters written from Beth and Leon's homes during her illness and estrangement from Milton; letters written from hospitals in Columbia, SC and New York during the final months of her illness (and life); occasional mentions of her relationship with Milton; she died in a NY hospital in June 1944.

Dates

  • 1936-1944

Creator

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 9.0 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Yiddish

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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