Finding aid for the Yetta Haskin Guzik Family Papers


Title:
Yetta Haskin Guzik Family Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Guzik, Yetta Haskin family
Dates:
1910-1941
Quantity:
0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract:
Yetta Haskin Guzik was the daughter of Harry (Morris) and Fanny (Feige) (Mietzner) Haskin, immigrants from Russia in the 1910s. The family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. The collection consists of passports, a marriage license, a ketuba, family memorial records, naturalization papers, lists, a book, a manual, and army induction and discharge papers.
Identification:
MS 4960
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian

Biography of the Yetta Haskin Guzik Family

Yetta Haskin Guzik (b. 1922) was the daughter of Harry (Morris, Moische, Maurice) and Fanny (Feige) (Mietzner) Haskin. They immigrated separately to the United States from Russia in the 1910s. Fanny (Mietzner) Haskin was a garment worker in Cleveland, Ohio, until her marriage in 1920. Harry (Morris) Haskin was a tinner who found employment repairing cars at the Carnegie Body Company. Yetta Haskin was married to Leo Guzik (d. 1975). Her aunts were Tzivia (Sylvia) Haskin (d. 1966) and Ellka (Helen) Haskin (d. 1970).

Scope and Content

The Yetta Haskin Guzik Family Papers, 1910-1947 and undated, consist of passports, photographs, a marriage license, a ketuba, family memorial records, naturalization papers, lists, a book, a manual, and army induction and discharge papers. The documents are written in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian.

This collection is of value to researchers studying the history of the Haskin and Guzik families and the history of Cleveland, Ohio. Those studying Jewish family life and culture in northeast Ohio will find this collection useful. Those researching early twentieth century immigration will also find the material of value. Researchers who are interested in mutual aid societies in Cleveland in the early twentieth century should also consult MS 4025 Liberty Aid Society. The collection includes the Russian passports of Yetta Haskin Guzik's aunts and documents the family's transition to life in the United States.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration
Haskins family
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Jews -- Russia
Mietzner family

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4960 Yetta Haskin Guzik Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Yetta Guzik in 2003.

Processing Information

Processed by Rita S. Saslaw and Greg Corkran in 2008.


Detailed Description of The Collection



Yetta Haskin Guzik Family Papers, 1910-1941; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Passports from Russia, Tzivia (Sylvia) Chaskin and Ellka (Helen) Chaskin, 1910




Box 1 / Folder 2
Passports from Russia, inspection card, and ship's record for Moische Chaskin (oversize material removed to oversize folder 1), 1912




Box 1 / Folder 3
Inspection card for Feige Mietzner, 1914




Box 1 / Folder 4
Army induction and discharge papers, Morris Haskin, 1918-1919; and list of inductees, Jewish soldiers' holiday book, and army operations manual, ca. 1918




Box 1 / Folder 5
Naturalization Certificate, Morris Haskin (oversize material removed to oversize folder 1), 1920




Box 1 / Folder 6
Marriage certificate, Morris Haskin and Fanny Mietzner; and ketuba (document in Hebrew) (oversize material removed to oversize folder 1), 1920




Box 1 / Folder 7
Constitution, Liberty Aid Society, 1928




Box 1 / Folder 8
Yortsayt calendar for Abraham Haskin (oversize material removed to oversize folder 1) and Yortsayt calendar for Goldie Haskin, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 9
Naturalization certificates, Helen and Sylvia Haskin, 1941