Collection GB 1556 WL 1084 - Morris family papers (1901-1905)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 1556 WL 1084

Title

Morris family papers (1901-1905)

Date(s)

  • 1901-1905 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 folder

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The collection consists of letters between Frieda Morris' grandmother and father in Poland and her brother and uncle in London. 'M Shire' was Frieda Morris' father's uncle, a staunch Zionist, who attended the first ever Zionist Congress and named his first son Theodor Herzl. Frieda's father came to Great Britain in 1902, and eventually with the help of his uncle Mendel Myer, brought over the rest of the family.

Repository

Archival history

GB 1556 WL 1084 1901-1905 collection 1 folder Morris family

The collection consists of letters between Frieda Morris' grandmother and father in Poland and her brother and uncle in London. 'M Shire' was Frieda Morris' father's uncle, a staunch Zionist, who attended the first ever Zionist Congress and named his first son Theodor Herzl. Frieda's father came to Great Britain in 1902, and eventually with the help of his uncle Mendel Myer, brought over the rest of the family.

Morris family, 1989.

Papers of the Morris family, 1901-1905, comprise letters between Frieda Morris' grandmother and father in Poland and her brother and uncle in London. The collection includes translations.

Original order.

Open

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Yiddish and English.

A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

March 2008 Eastern Europe Emigration England Europe Family records Jews London Migration Morris family Personal papers Poland Religious groups UK Western Europe Primary documents Documents Information sources

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Morris family, 1989.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of the Morris family, 1901-1905, comprise letters between Frieda Morris' grandmother and father in Poland and her brother and uncle in London. The collection includes translations.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Original order.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Yiddish and English.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Wiener Library

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area