Robert Norton family papers
Extent and Medium
1 folder
Creator(s)
- Norton, Robert
Biographical History
Robert’s mother’s father was a medical doctor, a director of the local spa and a trustee in the local synagogue. His brothers were a lawyer and two pre-war immigrants to the USA. Hungarian nationality conferred more privileges on them than Jews with Czech nationality.
The family moved to Podebrady and then Prague until the 1939 invasion of the rest of the Czech lands. In late June early July the family obtained visas to the USA and a transit visa to the UK, which was made easier on account of their Hungarian nationality. They left Prague by train to Budapest and after a week proceeded by train via Austria, Germany and Holland to the UK where they arrived at the end of July 1939.
Acquisition
Copy family papers 1 folder
Donated 16.4.2014
Donor: Norton, Robert
Scope and Content
Copy personal papers of Robert Norton, formerly Robert Joachim Neubauer
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Places
- Teplitz-Schönau
- Sudetenland [1938-1945]
- Czechoslovakia [1918-1992]