IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 1556 WL 664
Held at: Wiener Library
Title: Löwenthal, Louis: Transcript of Diaries (1874-1881)
Date(s): 1874-1881
Level of description: collection
Extent: Unknown
Name of creator(s): Löwenthal | Louis | fl 1874-1881 | travelling salesman
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Louis Löwenthal, was a Jewish travelling salesman, in Berlin and other locations in Germany.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Transcript of the diaries (originally in six volumes) of Louis Löwenthal, 9 Jan 1874-12 Jan 1881. The first part of the diary is written whilst he resides in the Jewish Hospital, recovering from an unspecified operation. The remainder of the diaries deal with day to day life at his family home in Sophienthal, Berlin, Leipzig, and other locations.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: German
System of arrangement:
N/A
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
For address of copyright owner re permission to obtain copies, see WL Correspondence 2004.
Finding aids:
Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Jewish Central Information Office
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: Mar 2008