Papers of Lillian and William Mendelsohn, 1931-1982 (inclusive), 1931-1940 (bulk)
Overview
Letters from Emma Goldman to one or both Mendelsohns.
Dates
- Creation: 1931-1982
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1931-1940
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Unrestricted. Originals are closed; use microfilm M-88, reel 6.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Lillian and William Mendelsohn as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
3 folders (2 folders, 1 folio folder)This collection consists mainly of letters from Emma Goldman to one or both Mendelsohns. There are also copies of Emma Goldman's letters to or from others and recollections of William Mendelsohn about Emma Goldman and Angelica Balabanoff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 81-M271, 82-M59
These papers were given to the Schlesinger Library by William Arthur Mendelsohn in memory of his wife, Lillian Mendelsohn, in November 1981 and March 1982. They were processed and microfilmed with the support of The Friends of the Schlesinger Library.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection was microfilmed with the Leon Malmed-Emma Goldman Papers (MC 332), the Fannie Dorothy Garfinkle Barret Papers (A/B274), and the Daniel Malmed Papers (A/M256). REQUEST AS M-88, reel 6.
Processing Information
Processed: June 1983
By: Bert Hartry
- Title
- Mendelsohn, Lillian Marie Flaherty, 1906-1981. Papers of Lillian and William Mendelsohn, 1931-1982 (inclusive), 1931-1940 (bulk): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00291
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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