Newspaper Articles, 1959-2013
Abstract
Folder full of newspapper clippings and photocopies of articles of articles about Maria Lowenstein, her life and her art. Artcles range from 1959-2013 with the bulk of the articles from the 1960s.
Dates
- 1959-2013
Extent
From the File: 1 Linear Feet (1 record box)
Scope and Contents
Materials in this collection were gathered and preserved by Henry Lowenstein's mother Maria Loewenstein. Materials include legal documents and correspondence from the Nazi government of Germany, identification papers issued by the Nazi government, ration books, personal correspondence including letters from family sent through the Red Cross and friends in the Theresienstadt Concntration Camp and Lodz (Lodj) Ghetto, photographs, legal documents and utility receipts used by Maria Loewenstein to prove she was not a Jew, admission and discharge papers from the Wittenauer Sanatorium, Socialist Democratic Party membership cards, and Henry Lowenstein's videographed oral history and an exhibit book containing a brief written history of his family. The collection also contains artwork created by Marie and Henry Lowenstein. The collection ranges from 1848 to 2013.
Custodial History
Donated by Henry Lowenstein.
Creator
- From the File: Loewenstein, Maria (Marie Lilli Margarete), 1894-1982 (Person)
- From the File: Lowenstein, Henry, 1925-2014 (Person)
- From the File: Wharton, Karin M., 1915-2014 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository