Item Information

Letter from Harry Miller Lydenberg to the Secretary of State

Dublin Core

Title

Letter from Harry Miller Lydenberg to the Secretary of State

Subject

Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981

Description

Letter from Harry Miller Lydenberg, then director of the New York Public Library, to the Secretary of State asking the Secretary to add Simon Lissim and his wife to the list of intellectuals with special visas to enter the United States during World War II.

Creator

Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960

United States. Department of State

Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955

Date

October 11, 1940

Language

eng

Additional Item Metadata

Provenance

Gift of Simon Lissim, 1981 and Dorothea Waples Lissim, 1982

MODS

Key Date

1940-10-11

Type of Date

Place of Origin

New York (N.Y.)

Form/Genre

correspondence

Repository Name

nnc-rb

Subrepository

Bakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East European History and Culture

Language of Cataloging

eng

Digital Origin

Collection

Simon Lissim Papers

Citation

Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960, United States. Department of State, and Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955, “Letter from Harry Miller Lydenberg to the Secretary of State,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed March 18, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/794.