District of Unterfranken collection

Identifier: irn523064
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523064

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the District of Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of school desks and educational charts relating to education and the teaching of racial science in schools in Nazi Germany from 1933-1945.

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Wooden school bench with desk and 2 two inkwells used in German classroom
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523065
- English
- 1933-1945
- overall: Height: 30.500 inches (77.47 cm) | Width: 70.500 inches (179.07 cm) | Depth: 26.750 inches (67.945 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Wooden school bench with attached desk and two inkwells that was used in a classroom in Aschach, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945.
Wooden school bench with desk and 3 inkwells used in German classroom
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523066
- English
- 1933-1945
- overall: Height: 35.000 inches (88.9 cm) | Width: 62.875 inches (159.703 cm) | Depth: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Wooden school bench with attached desk and three inkwells that was used in a classroom in Aschach, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945.
Races of the World: The 4 Main Races of Europe Large wall chart with photos of 4 European races used to teach racial hygiene in Nazi Germany
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523067
- English
- overall: Height: 55.250 inches (140.335 cm) | Width: 42.250 inches (107.315 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Racial science chart featuring headshots of the four major ethnic groups of Europe as defined by Nazi racial policy makers. It was produced by The Race and Settlement Main Office (RuSHA) and edited by Dr. Bruno K. Schultz, a race specialist and SS and Nazi Party member, as a teaching tool for racial hygiene instruction. Nazi ideology sought to create a racially pure German nation. All those who did not belong to the Nordic race were to be excluded from the community. Thus citizens had to be educated to recognize the physical characteristics that revealed the racially acceptable and the raci...
Races of the Earth I: Europe and its Borderlands Large wall chart with 16 photos of races from Europe and border regions to teach racial hygiene
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523068
- English
- overall: Height: 56.875 inches (144.463 cm) | Width: 42.500 inches (107.95 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Large wall panel lithograph featuring 16 headshots of eight racial/ethnic types from Europe and neighboring countries. Nazi racial policy makers idealized the Nordic race and considered other racial groups to be inferior. The chart was produced by The Race and Settlement Main Office (RuSHA) and edited by Dr. Bruno K. Schultz, a race specialist and SS and Nazi Party member, as a teaching tool for racial hygiene instruction. Nazi ideology sought to create a racially pure German nation. All those who did not belong to the Nordic race were to be excluded from the community. Thus citizens had to...
Races of the Earth II: Non-European Races Large wall chart with 16 photos of non-European races to teach racial hygiene
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523069
- English
- overall: Height: 56.875 inches (144.463 cm) | Width: 42.500 inches (107.95 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Large wall panel lithograph featuring 16 headshots of eight racial/ethnic types from outside Europe. Nazi racial policy makers idealized the Nordic race and considered other racial groups to be inferior. The chart was produced by The Race and Settlement Main Office (RuSHA) and edited by Dr. Bruno K. Schultz, a race specialist and SS and Nazi Party member, as a teaching tool for racial hygiene instruction. Nazi ideology sought to create a racially pure German nation. All those who did not belong to the Nordic race were to be excluded from the community. Thus citizens had to be educated to re...

District of Unterfranken collection

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Wooden school bench with desk and 2 two inkwells used in German classroom

Wooden school bench with desk and 3 inkwells used in German classroom

Races of the World: The 4 Main Races of Europe Large wall chart with photos of 4 European races used to teach racial hygiene in Nazi Germany

Races of the Earth I: Europe and its Borderlands Large wall chart with 16 photos of races from Europe and border regions to teach racial hygiene

Races of the Earth II: Non-European Races Large wall chart with 16 photos of non-European races to teach racial hygiene