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Miscellaneous Family Papers, 1921-1986.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Letter of researcher Floyd Fierman of the El Paso Jewish Historical Society to Seymour “Bud” Maisel posing 17 questions regarding the Maisel family and business, with a four-page reply by Seymour Maisel, 1986. “Maurice Maisel: The Merchant Prince of the Indian Jewelry Trade,” by Cara Goldenberg (note: great-granddaughter of Maurice and Cyma), sixth grade, 11 pages, with photos, undated. “My Autobiography”, photocopy of a hand-written autobiography with a notation identifying the author as Irene Kranzthor Schutz, 10 pages. Handwritten family trees for the Maisel and Minin families, two pages. Family tree for the combined Maisel and Minin family, one typed page. One typed page of Maisel family biographical information, with handwritten notations. “Maisel Family of Albuquerque”, unattributed handwritten document, undated, 11 pages. Five pages of Maisel family research notes, unattributed, apparently related to the above manuscript; one note mentions that Maisel spoke Yiddish as a code in his shop. “Genealogy of the Maysles Family”, compiled by Elinor Harvey Freedman. Enrollment certificate of Maurice M. Maisel as a Noble of the Mystic Shrine in the Albuquerque Temple of the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Oder of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners), 1921.

Dates

  • 1921-1986.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes and 1 oversize folder (2 cu. ft.)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451