Kathy Cohn Knott Family Papers
Content Description
News clippings, correspondence, and event materials document some of the history of the Levy / Lipper / Cohn families from 1922 to 1961.
Dates
- Creation: 1922 - 1961
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the Kathy Cohn Knott Family Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library. The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.
Biographical / Historical
Herman Levy (1840-1927) and Marie Auerbach Levy (1853-1926) emigrated from Germany with their families in the 1860s and married around 1875. The couple had several children, including Benherd (Ben) Mayer Levy (1882-1933). The couple is interred at Beth Israel Cemetery in Houston.
Arthur Lipper (1862-1924) was born in Mexico and Florence Larendon Lipper (1864-1955) was born in Texas. The two married around 1884 and had three children, including Mabel Lipper Levy (1887-1975). The couple is interred at Beth Israel Cemetery in Houston.
Ben and Mabel married around 1917 and had four children: Florence, Ben, Hortense, and Hildigarde. The couple is interred at Beth Israel Cemetery in Houston.
Hildegarde Levy (1921-2013) married Burton Cohn (1910-1993) and the couple had several children including Kathryn (Kathy) Cohn. Kathy married Tim Knott in 1977.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
One box of news clippings, correspondence, and event materials document some of the history of the Levy / Lipper / Cohn families from 1922 to 1961.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection have been arranged chronologically in one series as follows:
Series I: General Series
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were donated by Kathy Cohn Knott in 2022.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Kathy Cohn Knott Family Papers, 1922-1961
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Traci Patterson
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu