Family Correspondence

Component identifier:

Series 1

Content Summary:

The series, which is arranged chronologically, contains a small amount of correspondence during the years from 1883 until 1913 between Isaacs and his mother, wife and children. The bulk of the letters date from the period 1930-1947 and were written by Isaac and Deborah Isaacs to their daughter Marjorie. They discuss family matters, events during Isaacs' term as Governor-General, their trip to Europe in 1937, world politics and Jewish affairs.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers of Sir Isaac Isaacs received by the National Library in three parts. The major portion was deposited by Lady Isaacs in 1950. In 1968, after the death of Isaacs' daughter Mrs Marjorie Cohen, a second group of papers was received from her son Thomas B. Cohen. A further collection, used by Sir Zelman Cowen for his biography Isaac Isaacs, was deposited in April 1970.

Names:

Sir Isaac Isaacs

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