Papers of the Beck family, including papers relating to their preparations for departure, including forms and correspondence regarding possessions of Beck family; draft inventories of possessions; correspondence of the Rudolf Beck removal company on the shipment of possessions to USA, [1939-1940]. Personal papers of Ferdinand Beck including school reports, references, doctors' certificates; and correspondence on naturalization, 1928-1965. Post war correspondence on property in Austria, mostly between a lawyer and Beck family members, 1949-1952.
Beck, Rudolf: family papers
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- Dates of Creation1930s-1950s
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialGerman English
- Physical Description3 folders
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Rudolf Beck owned a removals business in Vienna. His contacts enabled him to ship many of his possessions to the USA during World War Two. Ferdinand Beck is the son of Rudolf.
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Acquisition Information
Deposited by the family, Nov 1989.
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