Subseries II.3: Carolin Flexner and Francis Bergman, 1921-1953
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These are the files of Lehman's secretaries, Carolin Flexner and Francis Bergman. The Flexner files are comprised of general correspondence, aid requests, Albany cross reference files, and charities files. General correspondence contains letters between Lehman and Flexner written when he was away from his office and needed updates, as well as correspondence between Flexner and others filed by subject or name. The Albany cross reference files appear to refer to a file not included in the collection. The aid request files primarily contain correspondence between Flexner and US citizens with family in Germany, who wrote to Lehman in with the hope that he could help their relatives leave the country or at least send them food or money. In some cases German refugees wrote to him looking for job assistance, since they faced discrimination in the US. Their letters and Flexner's responses on behalf of Lehman are included here. The charities files hold correspondence with charities arranged by name. The much smaller collection of Bergman files contains correspondence on a variety of subjects, in most cases from people contacting Lehman through his secretary.
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Access and use
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The following boxes are located on-site: Subseries I.1: Special Correspondence (Boxes 137-186, 1298-1303).
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