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Kathleen Hertzberg papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-093

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the correspondence and typed manuscripts on the Doukhobors, a spiritual Christian group, by Kathleen Hertzberg.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Kathleen Hertzberg was a Canadian Quaker. She was born in England, and studied at Woodbrooke, a Quaker College in England. She worked in Germany prior to World War II, helping Jewish people leave the country. During the war, she worked in air-raid shelters in England as a social worker for continental refugees in England. After the war, she was appointed to accompany another Quaker to make the first post-war visits to German Quakers on behalf of the London Yearly Meeting. Kathleen Hertzberg moved to Canada in 1952, and married Dr. Fitz Hertzberg. The couple had three children and lived in Pickering, Ontario. She was an editor of the Canadian Quaker History Journal, and was a co-founder and chariperson of the Canadian Friends Historical Association.

Extent

.1 linear ft. (2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection is comprised of the correspondence and typed manuscripts on the Doukhobors by Kathleen Hertzberg.

Acquisition

Unknown.

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed February, 2016.

Title
Kathleen Hertzberg papers, 1970
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
February, 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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