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- 1939 (Creation)
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1 folder
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This collection of copies of papers deals with the project of a group called the Langham Committee, whose object was to put to work several hundred German, Austrian and Czech Jewish refugees on the renovation of a dilapidated manor house and grounds, Tythrop House, Leicestershire.
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GB 1556 WL 929 1939 collection 1 folder Unknown
This collection of copies of papers deals with the project of a group called the Langham Committee, whose object was to put to work several hundred German, Austrian and Czech Jewish refugees on the renovation of a dilapidated manor house and grounds, Tythrop House, Leicestershire.
Deposited by Joyce Weiner.
Papers of Tythrop Institute, 1939, comprise a letter, copy of an appeal and an account of the activities of the Langham Committee and Tythrop House, written by Joyce Weiner.
Arranged in original order.
Open
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
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 Wars (events) Architecture Building operations Buildings Construction engineering Country houses International conflicts Langham Committee Migrants Refugees Renovations Tythrop House Tythrop Institute War World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Kingsey Leicestershire England UK Western Europe Europe
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Deposited by Joyce Weiner.
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Papers of Tythrop Institute, 1939, comprise a letter, copy of an appeal and an account of the activities of the Langham Committee and Tythrop House, written by Joyce Weiner.
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Arranged in original order.
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Open
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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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.
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- English