Immigrants
Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth Cluff, 1978-1979
Ruth Cluff (1912-1990), wrote an account of her grandmother Devoira Brox Lassett's (1864-1940) immigration to the United States from Poland in 1890. Cluff's mother Bertha came to Denver from New York in 1927 to receive treatment for Tuberculosis at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society.
Sam and Rose Brown Cohn, circa 1971
These two volumes contain the family histories of Rose Lenore Cohn Brown and her father, who emigrated from Lithuania, Russia to Carbondale, Colorado, during the 1880s.
Solomon Herbert Bassow, 1894-circa 1980
Born in Russia, Bassow emigrated to New York in 1906, eventually moving to Wyoming where his family briefly were homesteaders and he taught in a one-room schoolhouse. Later he graduated from the University of Colorado Medical School.
United States Lines Affidavit of Support, 1939 November 25
Affidavit of support filled out by Nathan Greensberg of Williamsport, PA stating that he is willing to take in the Lowenstein family who are applying to visas to the United States because of religious persecution. The affidavit labels the Lowenstein family as good friends of Nathan Greensberg and states that the Lowenstein’s may remain with him until such time that they become self-supporting. The form lists the family's birth dates, countries of birth and occupations.
Vera Sears Oral History, 2004
Vera Sears Oral History Transcript, 2004
Wedding Portrait of Bessie and Ellis Wedgle, 1914 March 17
Wedding portrait of Ellis and Bessie Wedgle.
Western Union Telegram from Henry, 1947 June 11
Western Union telegram from Henry Lowenstein to his family at 924 Cemetery Street in Williamsport, Pa. Message says "Sailing tomorrow Marine Falcon expect to arrive 20 June Love to all -Henry." Telegram message is pasted on the on the the official Western Union form.