gb-006148-sxms119
type: RecordSet
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sources: University of Sussex Special Collections
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date: c. 1820 - 1949
has beginning date: 1820-01-01
has end date: 1949-12-31
has or had holder: gb-006148
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: ces
has record set type: File
history: Donated by Susan Wallace to the University of Sussex
history: Susan Wallace (born 1917), nee von Portheim. Daughter of Elisabeth Ungar and Leopold von Portheim. Susan's husband Elmer Wallace (previously Wallach) is the son of Eugen Walach and Edith Geiger. Elmer's family emigrated to England in 1938. Susan's father Leopold was a successful botanist. He helped found the Vivarium in Wien and was head for the Department of Botany. He worked there until 1938 when he was expelled due to his Jewish background . Later the same year they moved to Britain. Parts of their extended families stayed in Europe and suffered under Nazi rule.
identifier: SxMs119
record resource extent: 2 boxes 0.8 cubic feet
scope and content: Documents relating to Goldschmidt and Ungar families, including family trees dating back to 1397 (c 1820 - 1909); Documents relating to Portheim family, with printed material relating to Leopold von Portheim's carrer (N.d); Documents relating to the Wallach family; Article on Wertheimber family (1788 - ); Document relating toWallace family history, with legal documents on Elizabeth and Leopold Portheim; Memoirs by Vica Henrion (1949); Printed documents on the Herz family (1863); Material on the Noether family (N.d.); Documents relating to von Portheim Familys properties in Prague.
title: Susan Wallace Family Papers