Finding Aid for Felicia L. Turyn Papers, 1940-77 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Felicia L. Turyn Papers, 1940-77

ID: 35/2/27

Primary Creator: Turyn, Felicia L. 1897-1989

Extent: 0.8 cubic feet

Arrangement: By type of material and alphabetical thereunder

Subjects: Germany - History and Geography, Germany - Politics and Government, Jewish Refugees, Poland - History and Geography, Poland - Politics and Government, Poland - Religion and Sociology, Racial Discrimination, Travel, Ukraine, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Politics and Government, World War II - Military Government and Peace, World War II - Military Operations

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Papers of Felicia L. (Sacks) Turyn (1897-1989), cataloger (1945-47) includes provenance note, correspondence and "Wartime Memoirs of a Polish Refugee"  consisting of a 318 page account of her 1939-41 experience as a refugee from Warsaw to Russian and German occupied Poland, military destruction and regulations, refugee in Russian and German occupied Poland, military destruction and regulations, refugee life, discrimination against Jews, ghettos and wartime travel via Turkey, Iraq and India to the United States.  This series also inlcudes incoming correspondence (1940-75) from Turyn's Polish and German professional colleagues, acquaintances and family members, largely in Polish, regarding fate of friends and family members, post-war relocation, and resettlement.

Germany - History and Geography
Germany - Politics and Government
Jewish Refugees
Poland - History and Geography
Poland - Politics and Government
Poland - Religion and Sociology
Racial Discrimination
Travel
Ukraine
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Politics and Government
World War II - Military Government and Peace
World War II - Military Operations

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: ca. September 1992; 4/21/2005

Processing Information: Note: On accession, correspondence was stored in letter-filing boxes, with alphabetical divider tabs, “A,” “B,” “C,” etc. separating loose documents.  During processing the correspondence was transferred in its original order into file folders similarly headed, and then separate folders for individual family names were created where the correspondence or correspondent was particularly significant or where there were multiple letters from the same family name.  The bulk of the correspondence is hand-written, often on thin tissue, and in Polish, and most of the letters contain no inside address but often barely legible signatures.  The top margin of first letter in a sequence of letters from the same or apparently related signatories is often marked in either pen or pencil with what seems to be Felicia Turyn’s hand noting the name of the correspondent.  Unfortunately, even this handwriting is not always clear.  Therefore, the identification and spelling of the names of the correspondents identified below is only the best approximation of the individuals.  Annotations describing the content of some of the more significant letters was added in 2009 as part of a broader re-processing and translation project.  Any further clarifications and corrections are welcomed by the University Archives staff.  Regrettably, there is only incoming correspondence.

Other Note: 3 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/3502027.pdf

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