"Americans by Choice" Distinguished Service Award, 1972-1988
Abstract
Folder containes fourteen nomination letters suggesting Maria Lowenstein for the Americans by Choice Distinguished Citizen Award including letter from the DAR and the YWCA. Also included is the citizenship day even program from September 17, 1972 and two newspaper clipplings with Maria mentioned and pictured. Lastly a letter from Henry in 1988 informing the Citizenshp Day committee of his mothers passing in 1982 after they had invited her to the celebration.
Dates
- 1972-1988
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.
Source
- Daughters of the American Revolution (Organization)
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