Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Weil, E. Walter and University Archives
- Abstract:
- Papers concerning the estate of Dr. Abram L. Weil of Buffalo, New York. A small amount of estate material relating to Nathan Friedenberg (of Suspension Bridge Village, Niagara County) and Isador J. Warner (of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
- Extent:
- .25 Linear Feet and 1 half manuscript box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Description and date of item], Box/folder number, MS 252, Dr. Abram Lincoln Weil papers, 1887-1974 (bulk 1942), University Archives, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
Background
- Scope and Content:
The bulk of the collection is surrogate court records (1942) and estate correspondence regarding Dr. Abram L. Weil, collected by his brother Walter Weil, executor of Abram's will.
Also included is the will (1974) of Isador J. Warner (of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), and certificates (1891-1892) about Nathan Friedenberg (of Suspension Bridge Village, Niagara County).
- Biographical / Historical:
Dr. Abram L. Weil was born in Buffalo, New York on May 13, 1876. He died after a short illness on July 5, 1942.
- Acquisition information:
- The Abram L. Weil papers were gifted to University Archives on January 23, 1981 by Selig Adler, accession 81-004.
- Processing information:
Minimally processed by Amy Vilz, June 2018; finding aid encoded by Amy Vilz, June 2018.
- Arrangement:
Alphabetical by last name.
- Accruals:
No further accruals are expected.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Legal records in 1.4 are restricted from use for 75 years (until 2049), in accordance with University Archives Restricted Records policy.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and University Archives before requesting photocopies and/or publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Once permission is obtained, most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Description and date of item], Box/folder number, MS 252, Dr. Abram Lincoln Weil papers, 1887-1974 (bulk 1942), University Archives, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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716-645-2916lib-archives@buffalo.edu