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Date(s)
- Dec 1996 (Creation)
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0.5 a box (1 folder)
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Biographical history
Kay Pilpel (fl 1930s) grew up in the Jewish community of Stamford Hill, London, in the 1930s as the daughter of a lithographer. She attended Tottenham High School for Girls.
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GB 106 7KPL Dec 1996 fonds 0.5 a box (1 folder) Pilpel , Kay , fl 1930-2002 , schoolgirl
Kay Pilpel (fl 1930s) grew up in the Jewish community of Stamford Hill, London, in the 1930s as the daughter of a lithographer. She attended Tottenham High School for Girls.
Deposited by Kay Pilpel in 2002.
The archive consists of a photocopy of a typescript autobiographical essay by Kay Pilpel entitled, 'Growing up in the 1930s' in which she describes her family background, the Jewish community in London from the 1890s onwards, and her daily life as a child and schoolgirl at Tottenham High School for Girls, including her experience of evacuation during the Second World War. The essay is illustrated with family trees and includes copies of family photographs.
This collection is available for consultation. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
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Collection level description available on-line on the Women's Library website
Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
28/02/2008 Pilpel , Kay , fl 1930-2002 , schoolgirl Autobiography Education International conflicts War World war Religious groups Jews Stamford Hill Hackney London England UK Western Europe Europe Biography as topic Literature
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Deposited by Kay Pilpel in 2002.
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The archive consists of a photocopy of a typescript autobiographical essay by Kay Pilpel entitled, 'Growing up in the 1930s' in which she describes her family background, the Jewish community in London from the 1890s onwards, and her daily life as a child and schoolgirl at Tottenham High School for Girls, including her experience of evacuation during the Second World War. The essay is illustrated with family trees and includes copies of family photographs.
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This collection is available for consultation. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Collection level description available on-line on the Women's Library website
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English