Lantern slide used for eugenic studies
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.860 inches (9.804 cm) | Width: 3.310 inches (8.407 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
Archival History
The lantern slide was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by the University of Muenster.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Irmgard Nippert United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the University of Muenster
Scope and Content
Racial slide used for eugenic studies: German Types: Jewish Originally in the holdings of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. Transferred to the Institute for Human Genetics at the University of Muenster in 1952 by founding director and former Wilhelm Institute director, Dr. Otmar Von Verschuer. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Dr. Irmgard Nippert, an employee of the Institute in Muenster. Image of Jewish student from Germany. These slides are from the holdings of the former Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. This institute for anthropology and genetics was one of many centers for eugenics during the Third Reich. Aside from ordering sterilizations and other eugenic "procedures," medical experiments originating in euthanasia killing centers and concentration camps were also evaluated at the Institute. Such names as Von Verschuer, Fischer and Mengele are associated with the Institute. These slides were probably used for teaching purposes. A detailed handwritten log, written by Von Verschuer, among others, accompanies them. The slides contain information used to back up so-called eugenic and racial theories prevalent during the Third Reich.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
horizontal orientation; 3 frames, views of man in tie, faces right, front, and left
Genre
- Photographs
- Object