Description
Object description
Collection includes: five letters (with ts copies and English translations) written by Edith Jacoby during her time in occupied Warsaw; one letter written to Mrs Josephson from Maria-Ruth Kudlubowska dated 21 January 1946; composition book used by Klaus Jacoby (Edith's son) during his schooling in West Ham, London (Edith's children Klaus and Irene came to Britain on a Kindertransport); testimony/affidavit written by Eustace George Partridge (foster parent in UK of Klaus and Irene Jacoby) date 17 May 1947; copy of ts translation of an affidavit written by Mrs Glazer [?]; letter and envelope written to Klaus Jacoby (via his foster family) by Kurt Jacoby (Klaus and Irene's father) in Warsaw dated 27 October 1939; ts letter written (and signed) by Edith Jacoby dated 26 May 1940; letter written to Nelly Partridge on 13 January 1946 confirming the death of Edith Jacoby; letter written by Eustace Partridge to a Mrs Joston on 21 December 1939 discussing the death of Kurt Jacoby; letter written to a Dr Burgner by Max Rosenzweig dated 13 February 1947; ts transcription (and copy) of letters written by Maria-Ruth Kadlubowska, Mrs Gursten and Edith Jacoby during their time in Warsaw during the Second World War; ts transcription of a letter written (in German) by Maria-Ruth Kadlubowska on 21 January 1946; ts transcription of a letter written by Klaus Jacoby to a Mrs Hurst dated 10 December 1985 about a letter written between their parents during the war; ts letter written by Edith Jacoby to Eustace Partridge dated 22 December 1939; ts letter written by Edith and Kurt Jacoby to Eustace and Nelly Partridge dated 24 July 1939; ts letter written by Kurt and Edith [Ediss] Jacoby to Eustace and Nelly Partridge dated 2 August 1939; ts letter written by Kurt and Edith [Ediss] Jacoby to Eustace and Nelly Partridge dated 17 July 1939; ts letter (with ms letter on reverse) [sender and recipient unclear] dated 18 November 1939; postcard written by Edith [?] to Klaus dated 31 July 1939; postcard written to Irmi Simson dated 8 July 1938; postcard written to Klaus Jacoby (before his departure for the UK) by Wolfgang Deutsch. The collection includes a number of duplicate copies.
Content description
Collection includes: five letters (with ts copies and English translations) written by Edith Jacoby during her time in occupied Warsaw; one letter written to Mrs Josephson from Maria-Ruth Kudlubowska dated 21 January 1946; composition book used by Klaus Jacoby (Edith's son) during his schooling in West Ham, London (Edith's children Klaus and Irene came to Britain on a Kindertransport); testimony/affidavit written by Eustace George Partridge (foster parent in UK of Klaus and Irene Jacoby) date 17 May 1947; copy of ts translation of an affidavit written by Mrs Glazer [?]; letter and envelope written to Klaus Jacoby (via his foster family) by Kurt Jacoby (Klaus and Irene's father) in Warsaw dated 27 October 1939; ts letter written (and signed) by Edith Jacoby dated 26 May 1940; letter written to Nelly Partridge on 13 January 1946 confirming the death of Edith Jacoby; letter written by Eustace Partridge to a Mrs Joston on 21 December 1939 discussing the death of Kurt Jacoby; letter written to a Dr Burgner by Max Rosenzweig dated 13 February 1947; ts transcription (and copy) of letters written by Maria-Ruth Kadlubowska, Mrs Gursten and Edith Jacoby during their time in Warsaw during the Second World War; ts transcription of a letter written (in German) by Maria-Ruth Kadlubowska on 21 January 1946; ts transcription of a letter written by Klaus Jacoby to a Mrs Hurst dated 10 December 1985 about a letter written between their parents during the war; ts letter written by Edith Jacoby to Eustace Partridge dated 22 December 1939; ts letter written by Edith and Kurt Jacoby to Eustace and Nelly Partridge dated 24 July 1939; ts letter written by Kurt and Edith [Ediss] Jacoby to Eustace and Nelly Partridge dated 2 August 1939; ts letter written by Kurt and Edith [Ediss] Jacoby to Eustace and Nelly Partridge dated 17 July 1939; ts letter (with ms letter on reverse) [sender and recipient unclear] dated 18 November 1939; postcard written by Edith [?] to Klaus dated 31 July 1939; postcard written to Irmi Simson dated 8 July 1938; postcard written to Klaus Jacoby (before his departure for the UK) by Wolfgang Deutsch. The collection includes a number of duplicate copies.
History note
Cataloguer SWW