Inge-Lore Sommerfeld: personal papers

Identifier
WL1779
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71187
Dates
1 Jan 1899 - 31 Jan 2008
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

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Inge-Lore Sommerfeld (1926-2008) was born into a Jewish family in Berlin. Her father, Arthur Sommerfeld, owned a dental equipment import/export business. She was sent to England in 1938 when she was 12 years old. It is not known whether her parents survived the Holocaust. Inge-Lore continued her education during the war years. She later worked at the BBC and from 1955 as fashion designer for Marks & Spencer.

Acquisition

Papers of Inge-Lore Sommerfeld

Donated November 2008

Donor: Graham Waite Solicitors

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the personal papers and photographs of Inge-Lore Sommerfeld, a former Kindertransportee who was sent to England aged 12.

Personal papers Including correspondence, passports, school reports and qualifications, certificate of confirmation, correspondence and papers regarding employment with the BBC and Marks & Spencer, and a family tree.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • Digitised photographs held on photo server (Doc 1779)

    For photographs see Photo Archive 2008/76

Subjects

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.