Minnie Tewel Baum papers
Collection Overview
The collection consists of letters, telegrams, and other papers relating to Minnie Tewel Baum's unsuccessful efforts to aid her cousin, Malie Landsmann, and her family, in escaping Nazi Germany. Included is a photograph of Malie Landsmann, her husband, Chaim, and their daughters, Ida and Peppi.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1941
Creator
- Baum, Minnie Tewel, 1898-1985 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English and German
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
In 1938, Minnie Tewel Baum, a resident of Camden, South Carolina, was contacted by Malie Landsmann, a cousin living in Berlin, Germany. Landsmann sought Baum's assistance to help her and her family escape Nazi Germany. Baum and Landsmann corresponded for three years, during which Baum tried to find ways for the Landsmann family to immigrate to America. Baum researched travel arrangements, obtained affidavits, and investigated immigration to other countries, including Cuba. None of these efforts was successful, and in June 1941, Baum received the last of Landsmann's letters.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (2 folders)
Abstract
The collection consists of letters, telegrams, and other papers relating to Minnie Tewel Baum's unsuccessful efforts to aid her cousin, Malie Landsmann, and her family, in escaping Nazi Germany. Included is a photograph of Malie Landsmann, her husband, Chaim, and their daughters, Ida and Peppi.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2011 by Ann Meddin Hellman on behalf of her mother-in-law, Irene Hellman.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, May 2012.
Subject
- Baum, Minnie Tewel, 1898-1985 (Person)
- Landsmann, Malie (Person)
Source
- Hellman, Ann Meddin (Donor, Person)
- Hellman, Irene (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
- Black-and-white negatives
- Black-and-white photographs
- Black-and-white slides
- Correspondence
- Photocopies
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Minnie Tewel Baum Papers, 1938-1941
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Rebecca McClure; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rebecca McClure
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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