Regensburger family papers
Extent and Medium
1 folder
Biographical History
The Regensburger family came from Brunswick, Lower Saxony, where the father, Norbert Regensburger worked as a lawyer until the Nazis prevented him. He was also an elected member of the local government assembly and an active member of the Jewish community. His wife Resi née Oppenheimer (born 1897) was a trained librarian, whose previous posts included the Centralverein Deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens. They had two children: Curt Regensburger (later Charles Regan) (born 1925) and Gerta Regensburger (born 1928). Norbert having died in 1933 the family emigrated to Great Britain.
Acquisition
Donated March 1994
Donor: Gerta Regensburger
Scope and Content
This collection of papers concerns the experiences of a German Jewish family which settled in Great Britain in 1939.
System of Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order.
Conditions Governing Access
Open