Lantern slide

Identifier
irn2050
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.10.47.12
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

Height: 1.180 inches (2.997 cm) | Width: 3.150 inches (8.001 cm) | Depth: 1.570 inches (3.988 cm)

Archival History

The lantern slide was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Dr. Irmgard Nippert.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Irmgard Nippert

Scope and Content

The lantern slide is from the holdings of the former Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. This Institute for anthropology and genetics was one of many centers used for the study of eugenics during the Third Reich. Aside from ordering sterilization and other eugenic "procedures," medical experiments originating in euthenasia killing centers and concentration camps were also evaluated at the Institute. Such names as Von Verschuer, Fischer, and Mengele are associated with the Institute. The slide was probably used for teaching purposes. The slide contains information used to back up so-called eugenic and racial theories prevalent during the Third Reich. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin was disbanded after World War II. In 1952, the Institute for Human Genetics at the University of Muenster was founded and appointed Dr. Otmar Von Verschuer as its director; as the former director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, he brought with him a large number of books and materials. An employee of the Institute, Dr. Irmgard Nippert, saved the slide from being disposed.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.