Gertrude Wellisch: Correspondence re emigration

Identifier
WL1302
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70399
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Jan 1939
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

Nothing known of the ultimate fate of the girl in question Nor is it clear whether she managed successfully to get to Great Britain. The only biographical information is provided by a letter (1302/7) from her uncle, Norbert Wellisch, in which he describes her as 13½ years of age, tall and thin, 'prettier than the enclosed picture' (1302/11), intelligent and with a fervent desire to come to Great Britain.

Acquisition

(photographs and letters to Mrs N-Rose), sh. doc. 1302

Donated March 1997

Donor: Rita Rosenblum

Scope and Content

Correspondence relating to the establishment of a guarantor for Gertrude Wellisch, an Austrian Jewish refugee, including letters between various agencies and the prospective guarantor.

System of Arrangement

The papers are arranged chronologically.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

  • Wellisch, Gertrude

Subjects

  • Immigration
  • Letters
  • Jews

Places

  • Vienna
  • Great Britain
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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