Baum Family Collection

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        <titleproper>Baum Family Collection </titleproper>
        <subtitle>1937-2019, 0.21 linear feet</subtitle>
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        <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher>
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          <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline>
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        <date>2022 January</date>
        <num>MS925</num>
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      <langmaterial>
        <language langcode="eng">English</language>
        <language langcode="ger">German</language>
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        <quantity>0.21</quantity>
        <unittype>Linear Feet</unittype>
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      <physdesc localtype="container_summary">1 half-document box</physdesc>
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          <fromdate standarddate="1937">1937</fromdate>
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      <abstract id="aspace_69db707a00004c6d1a8769b17a8e0db4">Kurt D. Baum, sometimes Curt, was a young German Jewish boy when he was sent to the United States to escape Nazi rule in Germany. Over several years, beginning in 1937, Baum received letters from his family members in Germany. Materials in the collection include letters, government documents, and realia.</abstract>
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      <head>Biographical Note</head>
      <p>Kurt D. Baum, sometimes Curt, was a 17-year-old German Jewish boy in 1937 when he fled from Nazi Germany to the United States, specfically Cincinnati, Ohio. He continually received letters from family members living in Bamberg, Germany, up until about 1958. He was husband to Rose Baum, and together they had two children, Maralynn Martin and Rita (Sam) Postolski. Baum passed away in 2004.</p>
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      <p>This collection documents communication between Baum, living in the U.S., and his family living in Germany. The collection includes letters, government documents, and realia. Some materials are written in German. This collection is digitized, along with some photographs that were returned to the collection donors; the collection is available in SCA's <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/99270">Digital Collections</ref>.</p>
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      <p>Baum Family Collection (MS925), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p>
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      <p>Collection is open for researchers</p>
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      <head>Copyright Notice</head>
      <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p>
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      <head>Related Materials</head>
      <p>This collection is digitized and available in SCA's <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/99270">Digital Collections</ref>.</p>
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          <unittitle>Envelope and leather wallet</unittitle>
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            <datesingle standarddate="1945">1945</datesingle>
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          <unittitle>Envelopes, government documents, and related materials</unittitle>
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          <unittitle>Incoming letters</unittitle>
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          <unittitle>Letters with Milton Brown, Gretl Kraus</unittitle>
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