Collection of the Letterenhuis

Collection description

Collection

Country:: Belgium

Holding institution:: House of Literature

Holding institution (official language):: Letterenhuis

Postal address:: Minderbroedersstraat 22, 2000 Antwerpen

Phone number:: +32 (0)3 222 93 20

Web address:: http://www.letterenhuis.be/

Email:: letterenhuis@stad.antwerpen.be

Reference number:: HLit-Antwerp-Collectie Letterenhuis

Title:: Collection of the Letterenhuis

Title (official language):: Collectie Letterenhuis

Creator/accumulator:: Letterenhuis

Date(s):: 1800/1999

Date note:: 19th – 20th centuries

Language:: Dutch; Flemish; French; German; Yiddish; Hebrew

Extent:: ca. 18,000 posters, 412,000 letters, 42,500 photographs and 7,250 works of art

Scope and content:: In the collection of the Letterenhuis – a voluminous ensemble of archival material, documentation and iconographic material – we find many documents relevant for this guide. The subject files generally contain mostly press cuttings, brochures, programs, publications, leaflets, posters, invitations and often separate archival documents. We firstly note files related to Jewish individuals, or organisations and topics concerning Judaism and/or the Jewish population. The folder “Jewish associations” (V379) for example contains programs and brochures concerning i.a. the Cercle Musical Juif, the ‘Centrale’, Cercle Culturel Juif, Zeire Agudat Israel en Belgique section Anvers, theatre performances of the Trupa Wilenska, Habimah (“Hebreeuws Kunsttheatre”), Joodsche Kunstenaars Theater, Studio Theater, Verein Kadimah, Théâtre Académique Juif de Moscou, Palestiniaansch Theater “Ohel”, Joodsch Volkstooneel, recitals of Yiddish poetry in the Koninklijke Vlaamse Opera, etc. Other relevant files are i.a. “Joodse gemeente” (G27), Joodse Kulturele Kring (K90443), Romi Goldmuntz (GG19), Marten Rudelsheim (R813), Ida Wasserman (W292), Louis Strauss (S9335), Marc Turfkruyer (T446), Sam Tolkowsky (T3701), Fonds Alex De Vries (F39565), Alex de Vries (V9123), Volksverwering (V7595), Wandelende Jood (‘Wandering Jew’)(WW52), Cercle Musical Juif (C2043), Romi Goldmuntz Centrum (G518), Pierre Theunis (T2734), Max Horn (H8154), Joods Museum voor Deportatie en Verzet (JJ82), Joods Museum van België (JJ65), Antwerps Joods Historisch Archief (AA70), etc. A general search in the Agrippa database often also yields links to individuals and organisations for which there is no separate file, but who are mentioned in other archives. (The keyword “Joods vraagstuk” (Jewish question) for example links to 3 letters in which this topic is discussed.)

Access points: locations:: Belgium

Access points: persons/families:: Goldmuntz, Romi; Horn, Max

Subject terms:: Art; Jewish community; Jewish Question; Literature; Museums; Music; Newspaper clippings; Theatre

Access, restrictions:: Consultation of some files requires the authorisation of the heirs or right holders. Consultation of the original photos and posters is generally not permitted; they can be consulted in digital form via the Agrippa database.

Finding aids:: The collection is described in the Agrippa database of the Letterenhuis. The database makes it possible to browse the collection, to search by name (of individuals or organisations), or to search in the archival descriptions.

Yerusha Network member:: State Archives of Belgium

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