NowThen Discovery
  1. Jewish Public Library Archives
  2. Lea Roback Fonds

Lea Roback Fonds

fonds1901-1998 predominant 1930-19981243

42 of 1,692 descriptions below digitizedView at source ↗

Where

Held by
Jewish Public Library Archives via Jewish Public Library Archives
Creator
Roback, Lea, 1903-2000
Dates
1901-1998 predominant 1930-1998 (indexed as 1901–1998)
Level
fonds
Extent
4.8 m of textual records 1013 photographs
Scope & content
The Fonds contains material reflecting Lea Roback's activity in politics, union organization and activism in addition to personal records that document her relationship with family. Records from her political and activist work include radio addresses, correspondence, fliers, reports, and periodicals. Personal records include correspondence with her family members, the narrative of the Roback family written in prose, and various pieces of memorabilia belonging to Roback. The majority of the photographs in the collection are of Lea and her family from their time in Montreal and in Beauport, as well as Lea's travels in Europe.
Places
Montreal; Beauport
Location
  • Montréal, QC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Montreal”
Subjects
Young Women’s Hebrew Association; Modern Bookshop; Parent, Madeleine; Rose, Fred, 1907-1983; Communist Party of Canada; Casgrain, Thérèse; International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union; Pesotta, Rose, 1896-1965; Radio Corporation of America; United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America; Communist Party of Germany; Shane, Bernard, 1890-1975; Labour movements; Women's suffrage; Activism
Genre / form
Multiple media
Language
English, French, Spanish, Yiddish, Hebrew, Latin
Access & use
Some copyright restrictions may apply. Some privacy restrictions may apply.
Harvested
2026-10-19T03:29:27Z · source datestamp n/a · ead
Original metadata as harvested (ead)