Meyer family papers

Identifier
irn47145
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.409.1
Dates
1 Jan 1903 - 31 Dec 1969
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47145

Extent and Medium

folders

oversize box

5

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marion Rosley

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ms. Marion Rosley

Scope and Content

Documents and photographs illustrating the experiences of Ernst Meyer, his wife Ilse Seidler, and their children Marion and Werner, and Ilse's mother, Marta Seidler, who were able to flee Krefeld, Germany to the United States in December 1938. Includes photograph album of Marion as child (1931-1937); loose photographs of family (28), circa 1930s; birth and marriage certificates; vaccination certificates; proof of Ernst's military service in World War I; US naturalization certificates; German passports; last wills and testaments of Meyer family members; and financial documents following immigration to United States.

Subjects

  • United States--Emigration and immigration.

Genre

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.

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