Niedźwiedź, Roźa, d 1974 (Friend of Irene Jessie Young)
Person
Biography
Roźa Niedźwiedź was a Polish exile whom Irene Jessie Young had tutored towards the endof the Second World War, and who became one of her closest friends. She was Jewish and lost all of her family in concentraion camps. After the war, Roźa worked in administrative capacities in department store chains in Birmingham and Liverpool, and ultimately became assistant to the economic adviser to Rio Tinto Zinc. She was active in the affairs of the University of Edinburgh Club of London. She became a naturalised British subject as Rosalie Needson.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Roźa Niedźwiedź, 1948-1974
File — Box CLX-A-378: Series Coll-1657/6
Identifier: Coll-1657/6/5
Scope and Contents
This folder contains the letters of Roźa Niedźwiedź, a Polish exile whom Irene had tutored in English towards the end of the war, who became one of Irene's closest friends. In the folder, a note from Iain Gordon Brown explains that Roźa was Jewish and lost members of her family in concentration camps. She took a second degree at Edinburgh. Roźa's post-war career was varied. Ultimately she became assistant to the economic adviser to Rio Tinto Zinc. Roźa became a naturalized British subject as...
Dates:
1948-1974