Guide to the Papers of Kurt Selby (Silbiger), 1926-2003

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 10463
Creator:
Selby, Kurt, Mr
Extent:
0.30 metres and (2 MS boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], 7865754, National Library of Australia, MS 10463, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises ca. 90 letters sent to Kurt Selby (Silbinger), who left Austria and settled in Melbourne in 1939. The letters were written by fellow Jewish Austrians seeking his assistance to escape Austria following German occupation. Translations of some of the letters by student volunteers at the University of Melbourne are also included, along with Silbinger family birth certificates, transit passes, job references and unused forms and a CD containing scans of the entire collection of letters. Included in the collection are also two bound Honours thesis from Monash University that discuss the collection of letters - 'Communication By Letter: Preliminary Observations of Emigrant Correspondence 1938-1939' by Caroline Grainger and ' Analysis of a series of letters written by Austrian Jewish refugees attempting to escape Vienna during 1939/1939 to Melbourne Australia' by Anna Hacker.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Society and culture
History

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7865754).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], 7865754, National Library of Australia, MS 10463, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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