Overview
- Description
- Includes photocopies of correspondence between the Philip Booth family and Leon Kubowitzki, exchanged while attempting to aid several Jews from German-occupied Belgium with emigration matters. Also included are affidavits relating to the efforts of Philip and Mary Booth to help Jews emigrate from Europe. *See RG list for RG-10.026*01 and RG-10.026*02 titles.
- Collection Creator
- Mary M. Booth
- Biography
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Mary M. Booth is the widow of Philip Booth. She was born 08 Mar. 1909, in PiotrkØ, Poland. She immigrated to the United States in 1911 and became an naturalized citizen in 1922.
Physical Details
- Extent
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6 microfiche.
- Extent
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4 folders
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Belgium. Emigration and immigration. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Executive departments
- Geographic Name
- Brussels (Belgium) Lisbon (Portugal) Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. United States
- Personal Name
- Booth, Philip. Booth, Mary. Booth, Harry. Kubowitzki, Leon. Kubovy, Aryeh L., 1896-1966. Proujansky, Joseph. Grynbaum, Szymon. Aronzon, Chlawne. McKeough, Raymond.
- Corporate Name
- World Jewish Congress
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Mary M. Booth
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The materials were collected by Philip and Mary Booth during their attempts to aid European Jews with emigration to the United States. The majority of the letters and affidavits are second generation copies. The donation was made by Mary Booth in July 1990.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-28 09:13:56
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