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Inventory of the Minnie Tewel Baum Papers, 1938-1941
Inventory of the Minnie Tewel Baum Papers, 1938-1941
Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | The collection consists of letters, telegrams, and other papers relating to Minnie Tewel Baum's unsuccessful efforts to aid her cousin, Malie Landsmann, and her family, in escaping Nazi Germany. Included is a photograph of Malie Landsmann, her husband, Chaim, and their daughters, Ida and Peppi. |
| Title: | Minnie Tewel Baum papers |
| Creator: | Baum, Minnie Tewel, 1898-1985 |
| Date(s): | 1938-1941 |
| Extent: | 0.25 linear feet (2 folders) |
| Repository: | Jewish Heritage Collection, Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Phone: (843) 953-8016 Fax: (843) 953-6319 URL: http://archives.library.cofc.edu |
| Call Number: | Mss 1065-045 |
| Language of Material: | Materials in English and German |
Biographical Note
In 1938, Minnie Tewel Baum, a resident of Camden, South Carolina, was contacted by Malie Landsmann, a cousin living in Berlin, Germany. Landsmann sought Baum's assistance to help her and her family escape Nazi Germany. Baum and Landsmann corresponded for three years, during which Baum tried to find ways for the Landsmann family to immigrate to America. Baum researched travel arrangements, obtained affidavits, and investigated immigration to other countries, including Cuba. None of these efforts was successful, and in June 1941, Baum received the last of Landsmann's letters.
Collection Overview
The collection consists of letters, telegrams, and other papers relating to Minnie Tewel Baum's unsuccessful efforts to aid her cousin, Malie Landsmann, and her family, in escaping Nazi Germany. Included is a photograph of Malie Landsmann, her husband, Chaim, and their daughters, Ida and Peppi.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person, family, or organization, by topical subject, by place, and by types of material.Names
- Baum, Minnie Tewel, 1898-1985
- Landsmann, Malie
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue
Places
- Berlin (Germany)
Types of Material
- Black-and-white negatives
- Black-and-white photographs
- Black-and-white slides
- Correspondence
- Photocopies
Inventory
Included are letters to Minnie Baum from Malie Landsmann; from Baum's sisters, Fannie Tewel Adlestein and Rose Tewel; and from various organizations, including the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America, and the Coordinating Refugee Committee of South Carolina. A single photograph of the Landsmann family is also included.
Included are photocopies of the correspondence in folder 1, and slides and negatives of the photograph of the Landsmann family.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Minnie Tewel Baum papers, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were donated in 2011 by Ann Meddin Hellman on behalf of her mother-in-law, Irene Hellman.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, May 2012.
Encoded by Rebecca McClure, July 2012.
Reviewed and uploaded by Martha McTear, July 2012.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
