Correspondence of Herbert Warren (formerly Weinmann) and Dr. Hugo Steinberg, refugees from Vienna, members of the Royal Pioneer Corps
1940-1946
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BOX 1
5 bundles of letters, mostly to Lily Weinmann
Envelope including:
Hermann Weinmann's alien tribunal summons, 20 Oct 1939;
Photograph of Herbert Warren alone with a rifle;
Photograph of Herbert Warren's Pioneers Corps Company indoors (Herbert is 4th from the left, standing with glasses; third from left is Gerald Wolf);
Photograph of soldiers outdoors including Hugo Steinberg (plump, with glasses);
Herbert Warren's soldier's release book, 1946.
BOX 2
11 bundles of letters, mostly to Lily Weinmann
Title:
Correspondence of Herbert Warren (formerly Weinmann) and Dr. Hugo Steinberg, refugees from Vienna, members of the Royal Pioneer Corps
Date of work:
1940-1946
Reference number:
GB127.M805
Level of description:
Fonds
Custodial history:
Herbert Warren (formerly Weinmann), 24, and Dr. Hugo Steinberg, 48, refugees from Vienna, both joined the Royal Pioneer Corps on 6 February 1940 along with eighteen other refugees then living at Kershaw House, a Jewish refugee hostel on Alexandra Road South.
Wilma Weiss, of Vienna, who came to Manchester as a result of Quaker support, obtained entry for her former neighbour in Vienna, Lily Weinmann, as housekeeper to a Mrs. Seares in Hazel Grove. Hermann (Herbert) was her son who, before leaving Europe, had spent some time in Dachau after Krystallnacht. Herbert worked for Urmston Council as a rubbish collector before joining the Pioneer Corps. After leaving the army, Herbert worked for a number of firms as a German translator/correspondent. These included a chocolate factory in Radcliffe and a company in Trafford Park. After retiring from commerce, he taught at the Abraham Moss Centre in Crumpsall. He married Yolanda (maiden name unknown), also a refugee from Vienna, whose mother was Catholic and whose father was Jewish.
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English German
Record number:
7199285
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