Herman Fischer papers

Identifier
irn42099
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.400.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

3

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robin Reiner

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Robin Reiner donated the Herman Fischer papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010. Robin Reiner is the granddaughter of Herman Fischer.

Scope and Content

The Herman Fischer papers consists of correspondence, photographs, identification documents, and affidavits relating to the relatives of Herman Fischer. The correspondence was sent from Hungary, Austria, German, and France to Herman Fischer in Detroit, Michigan. The affidavits of support were issued by Herman Fischer on behalf of his relatives and friends. Some of the correspondence is between Herman Fischer in Detroit and the American Consul General in Switzerland regarding issuing visas before, during and after World War II. The photographs were taking in Detroit, Michigan, and during a trip to Hungary in 1938.

System of Arrangement

The Herman Fischer papers is arranged in a single series.

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