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To Beth Keyserling Rosenfarb (Oldest daughter), 1911-1951

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents

Letters written to Beth during her summers in New York when she was a toddler; [skips from 1915 to 1935]; letter of encouragement re. her teaching career; discussion of her relationship with Leon and his wife Mary; updates on Rosalyn (who is in a Columbia, SC hospital); mentions he is bored in retirement; updates on Beaufort relatives; discusses Beth's marital problems and her husbands career crisis; inquiries about granddaughter, Rachel; updates on Herbert, his medical practice and family; describes his own health problems and an auto accident he was in; discusses his work with the United Jewish Appeal and reports on Rachel who is spending summer with him (1948); property matters and disposal of his brother, Mark's, estate; mentions upcoming plans to attend a United Jewish Appeal conference in NY (where he had a heart attack and died, Oct. 1951).

Dates

  • Creation: 1911-1951

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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