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Guide to the Benjamin Weinberg Papers
1922-1981 (Bulk 1922-1940)
  MS 686

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Collection processed by Jan Hilley

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on May 03, 2022
Description is in English.

Scope and Content Note

The Benjamin Weinberg Papers include correspondence, both personal and business; a variety of official documents; more than two hundred photographs; newspapers and newspaper articles; and memorabilia from several European trips. The material dates from 1922 through 1971 with the bulk falling between 1923 and 1940.

Much of the collection is in Polish. Other languages include English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, German and Italian. Within the collection, Mr. Weinberg is referred to by two different names - Benjamin Treiger (spelled in various ways depending upon language) and Benjamin Weinberg

Arrangement

The Benjamin Weinberg Papers have been organized in the following series:

Series I: Correspondence, 1923-1981, undated

Series II: Official Documents and Papers, 1923-1938, undated

Series III: Photographs, 1932-1938, undated

Series IV: Newspapers, 1926-1948

Series V: Ephemera, 1926-1971, undated

Most of the material is arranged chronologically. See the series descriptions for specific details.