Kobylinski family: correspondence during internment

Identifier
WL928
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70830
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Jan 1949
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

See 928/87 for more detailed biographical notes on the family. The subject of the collection is mainly family business although a sense of the troubled times is ever present. The correspondence is written in both English and German

Archival History

The collection was deposited by their daughter, Hanna Kobylinski Rozental in 1990, having been discovered amongst the possessions of her late sister, Eva Samson, in London.

Acquisition

Correspondence betw. S Kobylinski & his wife during internment ... 1940

Donated December 1990

Donor: Hanna Kobylinski Rozental

Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence between Else and Sigismund Kobylinski, German Jewish refugees, during their internment on the Isle of Man in Summer and Autumn 1940. The correspondents came to Great Britain in 1939, their children having emigrated some years earlier.

System of Arrangement

The order in which they arrived has been retained and a sequential reference numbering system has been introduced.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

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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.