Letters and postcards some handwritten and some typed. Letters and postcards were send by and to members of Mauer family and Zarkower family between members of the family living in Poland and others who had immigrated to Canada and the United States of America. Correspondence spans from 1939 to 1948.
Narrative: Biographical note: Erika Maltin nee Zarkower is the daughter of Leon (Lonio) Zarkower born in 1900 and Mina Zarkower née Mauer born on March 25, 1899. she has an older sister named Bronia and a younger brother called Arian. They came from Makymowka, Poland and immigrated to Canada on May 1939 as farmers.
When Erika's family still lived in Poland, the paternal grandparents, Jakob Zarkower and Dina Zarkower lived in a close by village named Stryjuwka.
Book : printed, bound, photography : brown, black, beige ; Ht: 23,3 cm x W: 17,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1958
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
196 pages. softcover, paper bound with staples. Cover is brown with the title written in black at the top left and an illustration of a man with open arms at the bottom right. Interior pages are beige, consisting of text and b&w photos.
Poem : printed, handwritten : beige, black ; Ht: 28,4 cm x W: 22 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
French
Notes
14 pages. Unbound. Pages are beige with text; top edge of first page is uneven and cut in a wavy pattern, it is glued to 3 interlocked pieces of manila. They are a collection of 21 poems. Narrative: Poem written for Roger Bedard.