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Item ID | 156648 | |||
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Accession Number | BANC MSS 2010.700 |  |
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Other Number | WJHC 1971.006 AR1 (legacy) | |
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| · Number | WJHC 1971.006 AR1 | |
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| · Type | legacy | |
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Level of description | Collection | |
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Sonia Levitin | |
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Title | Sonia Levitin papers | |
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Filing Title | Levitin (Sonia) papers | |
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Date Created | 1968-1971 | |
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Extent and Quantity | 1 box (.2 linear feet) | |
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Biographical History | Born in Berlin as Sonia Wolff, Levitin immigrated to the U.S. and lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Moraga, Calif. She is the author of "Journey to America", which was based on her family's escape from Nazi Germany. The book received many awards, including one from the Jewish Book Council of America for outstanding Jewish juvenile book of the year for 1970. She also is a columnist, educator, and founder of the Moraga Historical Society and is married to Lloyd Levitin. | |
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Scope and Content | The collection consists of manuscript and galley proofs of Levitin's writings; correspondence; reviews; articles; an account of Levitin's mother, Mrs. Helene Wolff, that also describes the family's ordeal, including a lengthy separation before the family was reunited in the U.S.; and an oral history of Levitin discussing her work and family history. | |
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Link to this Item | http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=156648 | |
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Link to UC Berkeley OskiCat | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b18367231~S1 | |||
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Link to Magnes.org | http://www.magnes.org/collections/archives/western-jewish-americana/levitin-sonia-papers-1968-1971 |
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