Archival and Manuscript Collections, L-Z
Eduard Lasker Collection
Eduard Lasker was a political leader during the Bismarck regime in Germany. His collection consists of 21 linear feet of manuscript material, correspondence and pamphlets. A microfilm use copy of the collection (DD205.L33 A3 1994) and a finding aid are available in the Special Collections Department.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Lasker, Eduard, 1829-1884
Subject Search: Bismarck, Otto, Furst von, 1815-1898
Subject Search: Germany--History--1871-1918
Living History Collection
The collection consists of taped interviews of Holocaust survivors. Some interviews have been transcribed. A container list is available in the Department.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
Ludwig Lewisohn Collection
The collection contains 65 linear feet of manuscript material consisting of personal letters, scrapbooks and galley proofs of some of Lewisohn's works. It also includes a collection of first editions and translations of his publications. A finding aid is available on the Special Colections Department web site. A full listing of the titles in the collection may be obtained through a subject search in Louis (s= Lewisohn Collection). The following Microfilm editions of selected record groups are also available in the Department:
- A collection of letters from Lewisohn to Saul S. Spiro, letters to Spiro from Dr. Stephen S. Wise relating to Lewisohn; miscellaneous letters to and from various people relating to Lewisohn's activities (El84.J5 L6667)
- A collection of letters to and from Lewisohn, including letters to his mother and his wife, Thelma; as well as some literary notes by Lewisohn in German (E184.J5 L6672)
- Diaries written while Lewisohn was a professor at Brandeis University; as well as letters and articles written by Lewisohn at the time (E184.J5 L667).
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Author Search: Lewisohn, Ludwig, 1882-1955
Subject Search: Wise, Stephen Samuel, 1874-1949
Subject Search: Spiro, Saul S.
Subject Search: Lewisohn, Thelma Spear
Subject Search: Brandeis University
Subject Search: American literature
Nazi Documents Collection
The collection consists of 3 linear feet of documents and letters of major Nazi officials, e.g. Wilhelm Frick, Joseph Goebbels, Rudolf Hess, prior to and during World War II. A container list is available in the Department.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Hess, Rudolf, 1894-1987
Subject Search: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Subject Search: Goebbels, Joseph, 1897-1945
Subject Search: Frick, Wilhelm, 1877-1946
Subject Search: Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945
Subject Search: World War, 1939-1945
David Niles Papers
The collection includes correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia dealing with such subjects as Palestine and Israel, the Holocaust and Jewish refugees, Antisemitism in the United States, the WPA and Brandeis University. Most of the material in the collection is photocopied. The originals may be found in the Truman Presidential Library. A finding aid is available in the Special Collections Department.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Niles, David
Subject Search: Israel--History
Subject Search: Refugees, Jewish--United States
Subject Search: Antisemitism--United States
Subject Search: Works Progress Administration
Subject Search: Brandeis University
Eleanor Roosevelt Collection
The collection consists of 125 letters to and from Eleanor Roosevelt dating from 1929 through 1962. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Subject Search: Presidents' spouses--United States--Correspondence
Leo Rosten Collection
This collection consists of 39+ linear feet of manuscripts of his literary works, book reviews, promotional literature, as well as first and signed editions of his published works. A portion of the collection remains unprocessed. A finding aid to the processed collection is available in the Department. A full listing of the books in the collection may be obtained through a subject search in Louis (S=Rosten Collection).
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Rosten, Leo Calvin, 1908-
Subject Search: American literature--Jewish authors
Louis Ruchames Collection
The collection consists largely of correspondence related to abolitionism in general and John Brown and William Lloyd Garrison in particular. There is also material pertaining to his work with such organizations as the American Jewish Historical Society and the ACLU.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879.
Subject Search: Brown, John, 1800-1859.
Subject Search: American Civil Liberites Union.
Subject Search: American Jewish Historical Society.
19th-century Russian Photograph Collection
The collection of 91 photographs of Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana, Anton Chekov and others serve to illustrate Russian literary life in the 19th century.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Author Search: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.
Subject Search: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.
Author Search: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Subject Search: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
This consists of four separate collections related to the Sacco-Vanzetti Trial.
- Frank Russell Collection - Author of two books about Sacco and Vanzetti, this collection contains some of the personal papers of Frank Russell. A finding aid is available on the Special Collection Department's web site.
- Thomas O'Connor Collection - Boston journalist involved in the Sacco-Vanzetti Trial and its aftermath, the collection contains a large number of newsclippings about Sacco and Vanzetti. A finding aid is available on the Special Collection Department's web site.
- Gardner Jackson Collection - This collection includes articles and writings, book reviews and letters to the editor pertaining to the SaccoVanzetti Trial. A finding aid is available on the Special Collection Department's web site.
- Mrs. Walter Frank Collection - This collection consisting of 2 linear feet of material includes material pertaining to the Sacco-Vanzetti National League (New York, N.Y.), the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee (Boston, MA), Tom O'Connor-Vincenzina Vanzetti correspondence; correspondence to Frank Russell and other related material. A finding aid is available on the Special Colections Department web site.
In addition the Department houses film footage related to the trial.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
Subject Search: Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
Sikorski Collection
The Wladyslaw Sikorski Archives in London include documents and materials of the Polish Government in Exile, dealing with the period of the Second World War. The present collection, consisting of 1/2 linear feet of documents, contains typewritten copies of documents which refer to Jewish affairs of this Government. A finding aid is available in the Special Collections Department.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: World War, 1939-1945--Poland
Subject Search: World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Poland
Subject Search: World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Russia
Subject Search: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)-Poland
Subject Search: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Russia
Spanish Civil War Collection
The collection contains more than 5,000 books and pamphlets pertaining to various aspects of the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish exiles, the Franco regime, as well as, literary works pertaining to the conflict. Also, it has a large selection of richly illustrated wall posters that were used for propaganda purposes, for which an online finding aid exists. A list of related Spanish Civil War web sites is provided.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939
Theresienstadt Concentration Camp Documents
The collection includes over 200 "daily order" bulletins issued by the German command. Some bulletins contain lists of arrival and departure of internees. . A finding list is available in the Department. Photocopying is restricted.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Carl Van Vechten Photograph Collection
The collection consists of approximately 1,600 photographs of noted American personages taken by Carl Van Vechten. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Irving Wallace Collection
The collection consists of 57 linear feet of manuscript material relating to various novels, first editions and foreign translations of the author's works as well as copies of books he used to research his novels. A finding aid is available in the Special Collections Department. A full listing of the books in the collection may be obtained through a subject search in Louis (s=Irving Wallace collection) and on the Department's web site. The collection contains restricted material.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Author Search: Wallace, Irving, 1916-
Subject Search: Wallace, Irving, 1916-
Subject Search: American literature
Daniel Webster Collection
The collection consists of 11 linear feet of correspondence mainly to Daniel Webster. A finding aid is available on the Special Colections Department web site.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Subject Search: United States--History
Chaim Weizmann Papers
The collection (in microform) includes correspondence, documents and related ephemeral items documenting Weizmann's scientific career and his involvement in Zionist affairs and the founding of the State of Israel. The original documents are housed in the Weizmann Archives, Rehovot, Israel. A partial guide to the collection is available on the Special Collections Department's Inmagic database.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952
Subject Search: Zionism--History
Subject Search: Palestine--History--1917-1948
- Subject Search: Israel--History
James M. Whistler Collection
The collection consists of three linear feet of correspondence to and from James McNeil Whistler, as well as newspaper clippings and other ephemera. A finding aid is available in the Special Collections Department.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Art, American
Stephen S. Wise Family Papers (1899-1951) Collection
This collection, given to the Library by Rosemary Krensky, sheds light on Wise's relationship with members of his family and in particular Gertrude Bock Hauser and Rosemary Krensky. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site. The library also houses in microform The Stephen S. Wise Papers, 1841-1978. This collection includes the "public" papers of Stephen S. Wise from the collections of Brandeis University Libraries and the American Jewish Historical Society. A Reel Guide is available (Judaica Reference/Micro Reference BM755 .W53 A529 1978).
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Wise, Stephen Samuel, 1874-1949
Subject Search: Rabbis--United States
Subject Search: American Jewish Congress
Subject Search: Wise, Louise Waterman
Subject Search: Hauser, Gertrude
Subject Search: Krensky, Rosemary
Subject Search: Krensky, Milton
Yiddish Sheet Music Collection
The collection includes Yiddish sheet music written for the Yiddish stage, Yiddish and Hebrew folksongs, as well as cantorial compositions. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections web site.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Subject Search: Folk songs, Yiddish.
Subject Search: Folk songs, Hebrew.
Subject Search: Theater, Yiddish.
Victor Young Collection
This collection consists of 39 linear feet of musical manuscripts, phonodiscs and memorabilia. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections web site.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Author Search: Young, Victor, 1900-1956
Subject Search: Young, Victor, 1900-1956
Subject Search: Popular music--United States
Frank Zwillinger Collection
This collection consists of 12 linear feet of poetry and dramatic presentations in various draft forms. The collection also includes 3 linear feet of tape recordings of poetry readings by Zwillinger. A finding list is available in the Department.
- For additional sources on this topic, search the following catalog entries in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog, LOUIS:
Author Search: Zwillinger, Frank, 1909-
Subject Search: Zwillinger, Frank, 1909-
Subject Search: Poetry, modern--20th century
Subject Search: Subject Search: Dramatists, Austrian
