Booth family papers
Extent and Medium
folders
4
,
6 microfiche,
Creator(s)
- Mary M. Booth
Biographical History
Mary M. Booth is the widow of Philip Booth. She was born 08 Mar. 1909, in PiotrkØ, Poland. She immigrated to the United States in 1911 and became an naturalized citizen in 1922.
Archival History
Mary M. Booth
Acquisition
The materials were collected by Philip and Mary Booth during their attempts to aid European Jews with emigration to the United States. The majority of the letters and affidavits are second generation copies. The donation was made by Mary Booth in July 1990.
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of correspondence between the Philip Booth family and Leon Kubowitzki, exchanged while attempting to aid several Jews from German-occupied Belgium with emigration matters. Also included are affidavits relating to the efforts of Philip and Mary Booth to help Jews emigrate from Europe. See RG list for RG-10.02601 and RG-10.026*02 titles.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic
People
- Grynbaum, Szymon.
- Booth, Harry.
- McKeough, Raymond.
- Aronzon, Chlawne.
- Booth, Mary.
- Kubovy, Aryeh L., 1896-1966.
- Proujansky, Joseph.
- Kubowitzki, Leon.
- Booth, Philip.
Corporate Bodies
- World Jewish Congress
Subjects
- Brussels (Belgium)
- Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Executive departments
- Lisbon (Portugal)
- Emigration and immigration.
- Jews--Belgium.
- United States
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Genre
- Document