Exhibition: The Melting Pot: Russian Jewish New York
Item appears in the following exhibition pageThe Melting Pot: Russian Jewish New York: Case 5: Artists: Simon Lissim: Going to the United States Item Information Dublin CoreTitleLetter from Harry Miller Lydenberg to the Secretary of State
SubjectLissim, Simon, 1900-1981
DescriptionLetter from Harry Miller Lydenberg, then director of the New York Public Library, to the Secretary of State asking the Secretary to add Simon Lissim and his wife to the list of intellectuals with special visas to enter the United States during World War II.
CreatorLydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960
United States. Department of State
Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955
DateOctober 11, 1940
Languageeng
Additional Item MetadataProvenanceGift of Simon Lissim, 1981 and Dorothea Waples Lissim, 1982
MODSKey Date1940-10-11
Type of Dateex
Place of OriginNew York (N.Y.)
Form/Genrecorrespondence
Repository Namennc-rb
SubrepositoryBakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East European History and Culture
Language of Catalogingeng
Digital Originrd
CollectionSimon Lissim Papers
CitationLydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960, United States. Department of State, and Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955, “Letter from Harry Miller Lydenberg to the Secretary of State,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed April 28, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/melting-pot/item/794. |