Felsenstein Family collection

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1006
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1883-1971
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English German Russian
  • Physical Description
    • 210 ff., 5 vols, 2 maps, typescript, and printed

Scope and Content

Comprises books and papers concerning the Soviet, Scandinavian, and British fur trade, especially by E. M. Felsenstein, together with his curriculum vitae, and town plans of Moscow and a tourist guide

Administrative / Biographical History

The Felsenstein family were German Jews active in fur trading with the Soviet Union

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Frank Felsenstein, September 1985, April 1986, November 1992, November 1994

Note

In English, German, Russian

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the Leeds Russian Archive online catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/index.htm

Family Names