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Series III: Teaching at Columbia University, 1945-1951, undated
Series IV: Documents, 1942, 1947, undated
Series V: Photographs and Postcards, 1900, undated
Series VI: Research and Reference Materials, 1932-1951, undated

Max M. Laserson Papers, 1900-1951

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Series I: Correspondence, 1915-1951

The series consists of Max Laserson's personal and professional correspondence with various people and organizations, as well as family correspondence. Letters are in English, Russian, German, Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Latvian languages. Arranged in three subseries: Correspondence with Individuals; Family Correspondence; Correspondence with Organizations. There are letters from European and American professors, lawyers, prominent people such as Julius Genss, Oskar Gruzenberg, Vladimir Jabotinsky, and Mark Vishniak.

Subseries I.1: Correspondence with Individuals, 1921-1950

(Arranged alphabetically. Unidentified and outgoing correspondence stored at the end)


Box 1 Folder 1 Akzin, V., 1932-1937

Box 1 Folder 1 Andreates, undated

Box 1 Folder 2 Babb, Hugh W., 1936, undated

Box 1 Folder 2 Bain, R., 1939, undated

Box 1 Folder 2 Bentwich, Norman, 1937

Box 1 Folder 2 Bernstein, Ludwig, 1930, 1936

Box 1 Folder 2 Bing, Ludwig, 1936

Box 1 Folder 2 Bonsirver, J., 1939

Box 1 Folder 2 Brandeis, 1936

Box 1 Folder 2 Bruns, 1930

Box 1 Folder 2 Brutzkus, B., 1932

Box 1 Folder 3 Cardozo, B., 1936

Box 1 Folder 3 Carlyle, A., 1939

Box 1 Folder 3 Caspi, M., 1928, undaed

Box 1 Folder 3 Centnerszwer, M., 1921, 1934

Box 1 Folder 3 Csekye, Stephan v., 1933

Box 1 Folder 4 Dikshtein, 1934

Box 1 Folder 4 Elkin, Boris, 1931

Box 1 Folder 4 Epshtein, I., 1935

Box 1 Folder 4 Freund, Heinrich, 1926

Box 1 Folder 5 Genss, Julius, 1932

Box 1 Folder 5 Goldman, Nachum, 1934

Box 1 Folder 5 Gordon, E., 1935-1939

Box 1 Folder 5 Gringauz, S., 1933

Box 1 Folder 5 Gruzenberg, Oskar, 1925-1932

Box 1 Folder 5 Gulak, A., 1934

Box 1 Folder 6 Gurvich, G. D., 1921-1939

Box 1 Folder 7 Hallenstein, 1936

Box 1 Folder 7 Heller, Josef, 1933

(including Laserson's biographical note)

Box 1 Folder 7 Herlitz, Nils, 1933, undated

Box 1 Folder 7 Hirschmann, D. B., 1932

Box 1 Folder 8 Iakobson, 1932-1933

Box 1 Folder 9 Iashchenko, Aleksandr, 1932-1934

Box 1 Folder 10 Imaisumi, K., 1933-1935

Box 1 Folder 11 Jabotinsky, Vladimir, 1927-1928

Box 1 Folder 12 Jennings, W., 1939

Box 1 Folder 12 Joffe, 1928

Box 1 Folder 12 Joseph, Bernard, 1937

Box 1 Folder 9 Kabalkin, 1932

Box 1 Folder 13 Kelsen, Hans, 1934

Box 1 Folder 13 Khirooka, undated

Box 1 Folder 13 Kholuts, Iakov (or Kholuf), 1935

Box 1 Folder 13 Kulisher, A., 1935

Box 1 Folder 13 Levy, Jacob J., 1935

Box 1 Folder 13 Maborinskii, V., 1923

Box 1 Folder 13 Moreins, Zalmon, 1935

Box 1 Folder 14 Robinzonas, Jokubas, 1935

Box 1 Folder 14 Sobolbitz, A. (or Sobolvitz), 1935

Box 1 Folder 14 Vishniak, Mark, 1935

Box 1 Folder 14 Vulig (or Vaulig, or Vollig), 1935

Box 1 Folder 14 Washburn, Stanley, 1950

Box 1 Folder 14 Yehuda, Zalman, 1932

Box 1 Folder 14 Zeliksons, L., 1935

Box 1 Folder 15-17 Unidentified, 1929-1950

Box 1 Folder 18 Outgoing, 1932-1949, undated

Box 1 Folder 29 Various

Subseries I.2: Family Correspondence, 1934-1949, undated

(Correspondence with family members, including Laserson's mother and brother Maurice)

Box 1 Folder 19 Laserson, Eleazar, undated

(including his writings)

Box 1 Folder 20 Laserson, Herman, 1935

Box 1 Folder 21 Laserson, Maurice, 1934-1946

(incoming and outgoing)

Box 1 Folder 22 Laserson, Vladimir, undated

Box 1 Folder 23 Mother, undated

(see also: letter of 01.15.1935 in Box 1, Folder 20)

Box 1 Folder 23 Mariamy, undated

Box 1 Folder 24 Rene; Leopold; Simon; Flora; Minna; unidentified, 1935-1949

Subseries I.3: Correspondence with Oraganizations, 1915-1951

(Consists of correspondence with various organizations, including universities, Jewish organizations and agencies, Zionist associations, state institutions, publishers, congresses, etc. Arranged alphabetically)

Box 1 Folder 25 A-D, 1930-1951

Box 1 Folder 26 E, 1930-1933

Box 1 Folder 27 G-I, 1915-1937

Box 1 Folder 28 J-Z, 1925-1950