The Papers of Gabor B. Levy contain the personal and professional papers of Hungarian analytical chemist, science editor, and science essayist Gabor B. Levy (1913-1999). The bulk of the materials in this collection relate to his later career as a science editor and science essayist. Some materials documenting his first career as an analytical chemist, including his early work with polarimeters, are also found in this collection. Also present in this collection are some materials created by members of Levy’s family, including artworks by a granddaughter and the typescript of an English-language translation of his sister-in-law Elizabeth Freund’s memoir, published in German in 1996, which concerns her experiences as a slave laborer in Germany during World War II.
The materials digitized here include World War II-era correspondence between Gabor and his parents, materials relating to his and his family's life in Hungary, and his education, and correspondence with "Mici" Teller (1909-2000), a Hungarian-born scientist who, like Gabor, immigrated to the United States.
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12 items
Six Hungarian forint banknotes
Box 1, Folder 9- 1848 – 1849
Six Hungarian forint banknotes, in denominations of one, two (2 notes), five, ten, and one hundred.
- Creator Of Work Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank
- Subject Paper money, Bank notes, Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank, Hungary
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4 items
Two Kreuzer treasury notes
Box 1, Folder 9- 1848 – 1849
Two Hungarian Kreuzer treasury notes, in denominations of fifteen and thirty.
These notes were distributed by the Országos Honvédelmi Bizottmánym (OHB) (National Army Defense Committee) during the 1848-1849 War of…
- Creator Of Work Országos Honvédelmi Bizottmány
- Subject Országos Honvédelmi Bizottmány, Paper money, Hungary
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Certificate releasing Levy family members from Prussian citizenship, 1887
Box 1, Folder 1- 1887-Jun-09
Certificate releasing Levy family members from Prussian citizenship., dated June 9, 1887.
The names are not all legible. The family includes a father, born September 4, 1834 in Festenberg; his wife, whose maiden name…
- Creator Of Work Hungary. Belügyminisztérium
- Subject Citizenship, Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Germany--Prussia, Levy, Albert B., 1873-1951
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3 items
Hungarian National Millennium Exhibition ticket
Box 1, Folder 8- 1896
Albert B. Levy's ticket to the National Millennium Exhibition (Az Ezeréves Magyarország és a milléniumi kiállítás). Albert B. "Bela" Levy (1873-1951) was the father of Gabor B. Levy (1913-1999).
The exposition,…
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8 items
Four Imperial Russian banknotes
Box 1, Folder 9- 1898 – 1909
4 Imperial Russian banknotes, in denominations of one, five, ten, and twenty-five.
- Subject Bank notes, Paper money
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4 items
Hungarian marriage certificate of Albert B. Levy and Margit Klein
Box 1, Folder 1- 1906-Apr
Hungarian marriage certificate of Gabor B. Levy's (1913-1999) parents, Albert Bela Levy (1873-1951) and Margit (Margaret) Klein (1886-1975).
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2 items
Certificate of birth for Abram Laib Schajewitsch Kotljar
Box 1, Folder 1- 1936-Oct-08
German translation of a Russian document recording the birth of Abram Laib Schajewitsch Kotljar. The document states that Abram Laib Schajewitsch Kotljar was born on April 8, 1889, to "his mother Chawa" in Gorodok,…
- Creator Of Work Bürgermeisteramt (Stuttgart, Germany)
- Subject Registers of births, etc., Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
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3 items
Albert B. Levy's University of Paris faculty identification card
Box 1, Folder 8- 1938 – 1939
Bela Levy's (i.e., Albert B. Levy) University of Paris faculty of law identification card for the 1938-1939 academic year. Albert B. "Bela" Levy (1873-1951) was Gabor B. Levy's (1913-1999) father.
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13 items
Gabor B. Levy's Hungarian passport
Box 1, Folder 8- 1938
Gabor B. Levy's (1913-1999) Hungarian passport, issued in 1938.
- Subject Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Passports
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2 items
Letter to Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, circa 1938
Box 2, Folder 5- Circa 1938
Handwritten letter in Hungarian from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a Hungarian scientist and computer…
- Addressee Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
- Author Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
- Subject Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
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Letter to Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, circa 1938
Box 2, Folder 5- Circa 1938
Letter in Hungarian from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a Hungarian scientist and computer programmer…
- Addressee Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
- Author Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
- Subject Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
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Gabor B. Levy's examination certificate, 1938
Box 1, Folder 1- 1938-Feb-01
Gabor B. Levy's (1913-1999) chemistry examination certificate, dated February 1, 1938, granting him a Diploma-Ingenieurs (engineer's degree) from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
- Creator Of Work Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe
- Subject Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Degrees, Academic
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6 items
Letter to Friedl and Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, August 1938
Box 2, Folder 5- 1938-Aug
Handwritten letter in Hungarian from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990) and his wife, Friedl Levy (1913-).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a…
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3 items
Letter to Friedl and Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, October 9, 1938
Box 2, Folder 5- 1938-Oct-09
Letter in German from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990) and his wife, Friedl Levy (1913-).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a Hungarian…
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Letter to Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, November 16, 1938
Box 2, Folder 5- 1938-Nov-16
Letter in Hungarian from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a Hungarian scientist and computer programmer. She emigrated…
- Author Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
- Addressee Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
- Subject Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000, Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
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Letter to Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, December 21, 1938
Box 2, Folder 5- 1938-Dec-21
Letter in Hungarian from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a Hungarian scientist and computer programmer…
- Addressee Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
- Author Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
- Subject Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
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4 items
Letter to Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, February 9, 1939
Box 2, Folder 5- 1939-Feb-09
Letter in Hungarian from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a Hungarian scientist and computer programmer…
- Addressee Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
- Author Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
- Subject Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Teller, Augusta H., 1909-2000
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Gabor B. Levy's Hungarian citizenship certificate
Box 1, Folder 1- 1939-Mar-28
Gabor B. Levy's (1913-1999) Hungarian citizenship certificate, issued on March 28, 1939.
- Creator Of Work Hungary. Belügyminisztérium
- Subject Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Hungary. Belügyminisztérium, Citizenship
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2 items
Letter to Friedl and Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, circa 1940
Box 2, Folder 5- Circa 1940
Handwritten letter from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990) and his wife, Friedl Levy (1913-).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a Hungarian…
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3 items
Letter to Gabor B. Levy from Margaret Levy, June 11, 1940
Box 2, Folder 2- 1940-Jun-11
Letter to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1999) from his mother Margaret Levy (1886-1975). Written on stationery belonging "A. B. Levy," likely Gabor's father, Albert B. "Bela" Levy (1873-1951).
- Author Levy, Margaret, 1886-1975
- Addressee Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
- Subject Levy, Margaret, 1886-1975, Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Levy, Albert B., 1873-1951
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4 items
Letter to Gabor B. Levy from Albert B. Levy, July 22, 1940
Box 2, Folder 2- 1940-Jul-22
Handwritten letter, primarily in Hungarian, to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1999) from his father Albert B. "Bela" Levy (1873-1951).
- Author Levy, Albert B., 1873-1951
- Addressee Levy, Gabor B., 1913-
- Subject Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Levy, Albert B., 1873-1951
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Letter to Gabor B. Levy from Margaret Levy, January 12, 1941
Box 2, Folder 2- 1941-Jan-12
Letter to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1999) from his mother, Margaret Levy, who signs as "Suya." Includes a section addressed to Gabor's wife, Freidl Levy (1913-).
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Letter to Friedl and Gabor B. Levy from Mici Teller, January 17, 1941
Box 2, Folder 5- 1941-Jan-17
Letter from Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1990) and his wife, Friedl Levy (1913-).
Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller (1909-2000) (born Augusta Maria Harkányi) was a Hungarian scientist and…
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English translation of Gabor B. Levy's birth record
Box 1, Folder 1- 1941-May-29
English translation of Gabor B. Levy's (1913-1999) Hungarian birth record, which includes information about his parents and the family's religious identity. Gabor's birth was registered in Budapest, Hungary on June 19,…
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English translation of an Official Certificate of Moral Conduct issued to Gabor B. Levy, October 12, 1938
Box 1, Folder 1- 1941-May-29
English translation of an Official Certificate of Moral Conduct, issued by the Royal Hungarian Deputy Police Commissioner to Gabor B. Levy (1913-1999) on October 12, 1938. The translation is dated May 29, 1941, and was…
