. . "Alfred and Ellen Lewis papers"@eng . . . . . . "box\n\noversize folder\n\n1\n\n1"@eng . "circa 1910-circa 1959" . "Alfred and Ellen Lewis papers"@eng . . . . "The Alfred and Ellen Lewis papers document the journey of Alfred Lewy and Ellen Katz, two German Jews who immigrated with their families to Shanghai, China soon after the Kristallnacht. Documents include passports, registration cards, correspondence with the Consulate General, and other documents obtained in both families’ pursuit of a visa, first to China and later to the United States. Also included are copies of the Shanghai Jewish Chronicle (Shanghai Echo), a German newspaper published for Jewish refugees in China. The Alfred and Ellen Lewis papers contain primarily documents obtained by both families in their immigration to Shanghai and later the United States. Each series is separated by individual, beginning with Alfred Lewy and then Ellen Katz, followed by each set of parents. The documents contained in the collection a variety of paperwork needed to leave Germany, including passports, police registration forms, correspondence with Consulate Generals to obtain visas, certificates of conduct, and documents concerning the military service of Moritz Lewy and Martin Katz. Other documents concerning immigration to the United States includes medical documents such as vaccination booklets, affidavits, verification forms and visa applications. Also included are several copies of the German newspaper Shanghai Jewish Chronicle (later Shanghai Echo), which was a newspaper published for Jewish refugees in Shanghai."@eng . "The Alfred and Ellen Lewis are arranged as five series: •Series 1: Alfred Lewy, 1938-1959 •Series 2: Ellen Katz Lewis, 1938-1959 •Series 3: Moritz and Frieda Lewy, 1915-1940 •Series 4: Martin and Edith Katz, 1910-1959 •Series 5: Publications, 1945-1947"@eng .