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Sophie Blumenthal papers, 1889-1979
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Blumenthal, Sophie
- Title
- Sophie Blumenthal papers
- Dates
- 1889-1979 (inclusive)18891979
- Quantity
- 3 cassette tapes (3 hours) and one folder
- Collection Number
- 3036 (mss), 3036-001 (accession)
- Summary
- Interview of Sophie Blumenthal who was born in Latvia and later moved to Germany and recalls the rise of Hitler and living in Germany during World War I.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. Blumenthal's saga tells of living in Riga, Latvia, where she was born in 1899. The family moved to Leipsig in 1905. She describes her father's fur business and of living in Germany during WWI. Her education, as she reports it, was superb. She tells of her career as a writer and lecturer in all the German Broadcasting systems, and of the cataclysmic stopping of everything in 1933, when Hilter rose to power. She reports the loss of her Rockerfeller scholarship and how Hitler's rise affected professionals.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Three one-hour cassette tapes of interviews done at Blumenthal's home on 15 April 1979; correspondence and related material, 1889-1979; translations and comments on related printed materials by Dr. Eric Offenbacher, Oct 1979.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- World War, 1914-1918
Personal Names
- Blumenthal, Sophie--Archives
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Geographical Names
- Leipzig (Germany)
- Rì„ga (Latvia)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Offenbacher, Eric (translator)
