Hasterlik Family Correspondence, October 1972- May 1973

Containers:

98.0729 Box 8, Folder 008

Scope and content:

This folder contains letters from Madeline and Peter Hine discussing their daily lives and summer travels. There is Peter Hine's selective service classification certificate and childhood letters from Harvey Hine to Auguste "Gusti" Hasterlik. Additionally, there is a copy of a school paper written by Harvey titled "The Arab-Israeli Problem" and a letter from Mia Hasterlik to Susi Weiss in which Mia bemoans the Gustav Klimt and Egon Scheile paintings which were stolen from her by the Nazis. There are letters between Gusti and Paul Ebogen and postcards from Paris and Mexico. There is a newspaper clipping titled "Center Is Whole New Life For Oldest LA Student" which includes a picture of Gusti. There is frequent correspondence between Ellen Pick and Gusti and an obituary for Erwin Ratz. There is correspondence about Peter Heller's two heart attacks and the last picture of Mia which was every taken--taken eight days before her death on April 23, 1973. Finally, there is correspondence about Mia's death and the notes which she left for family members.

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