Ruth Harriet Landau (nee Gerson)
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Title
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Ruth Harriet Landau (nee Gerson)
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Subject
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World War, 1939-1945--Australia
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Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
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Emigration and immigration
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Jewish families
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Jews, German
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Melbourne (Vic.)
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Correspondence
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Category
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4. World War II
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5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
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Creator
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Landau, Ruth Harriet
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Current holder
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Australian War Memorial
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Period of reference
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1929 – 1962
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Item number
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AWM2018.961.1
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Access rights
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Open access
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Rights
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Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required., Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
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Country of origin
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Germany
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Poland
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Australia
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Language
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German
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English
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Description from source
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Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Collection relating to the Second World War experience of civilian Ruth Landau (nee Gerson) and her family, Australia, Germany, and Poland, 1929-1962. Ruth Gerson was a Polish-born German Jew, who fled to Australia with her parents in 1939. The documents in the collection relate to her family's experience during the Second World War and the after-effects that they felt.
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Physical format
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Manuscripts
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Letters
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Postcards
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Certificates
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Typescripts