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The series consists of two main sections: family documents and records, and biographical materials and documents of Albert (Leser) Lestoque. The family documents consist primarily of documents pertaining to the family estate known as Auf'm Rech located in the Plittersdorf section of Bonn, Germany. The records consist of land purchase records of various pieces of property primarily in Bonn, as well as records of furniture and art purchases for the property in Plittersdorf. Additional records pertaining to the property, as well as documents and materials pertaining to other family members are found in the Paul Leser Papers.

This series consists primarily of correspondence between Lestoque and officials or other members of the Akademischer Ruder-Club, a sports club in Bonn, Germany. The correspondence (1933-1935) deals with the denial of Lestoque's club membership rights due to his Jewish heritage.

The Julius Lips materials consist of Albert Lestoque's files on the plagiarism case against Lips in which his brother, Paul Leser, was one of the primary accusers. These materials augment the larger collection of materials contained in the Paul Leser Papers.

This series is divided into three sections: 1) family correspondence; 2) general individual correspondence; and 3) correspondence with organizations, newspapers, publishers. Albert Lestoque's correspondence with his brother, Paul Leser, spans the years 1932-1959. Additional correspondence between the brothers can also be found in the Paul Leser Papers.

This series contains correspondence files which document Lestoque's dealings in regard to the Leser family properties in Germany. A large section of this series is comprised of the case files of attorney Robert Mand, Lestoque's legal representative in Germany, 1939-1943, who was responsible for dealing with the dissolution of the Leser family possessions after family members were forced to flee.

This series contains folders pertaining to Lestoque's activities in Denver, Colorado and include his association with the Alliance Française Denver, France Forever, the P. T. A. of the Denver Public School system, as well as with various social groups in Denver.

This series is the largest series in the collection. It is noteworthy because it represents a nearly complete record of the legal battles of Albert Lestoque and other members of his family in their attempts to file restitution claims for losses incurred as a result of the Nazi takeover of their properties in Germany after 1933. The files in Series 6 document Lestoque's early efforts to maintain his family's properties after he and other family members were forced to flee from Germany, whereas the files in Series 8 deal directly with Restitution (post-1945, Wiedergutmachung) claims.

This series contains miscellaneous materials, as well as a number of periodicals dealing with restitution and emigration issues. Many of the periodicals contain articles pertinent to Lestoque's restitution claims and are marked and annotated by him. One item of interest is a copy of the December 1939 issue of Klaus Mann's Decision, which was devoted to Exiled German Authors. Twelve of the articles have been signed by their respective émigré authors.