Meinhardi, Strahl, and Stolze families papers

Identifier
irn685158
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.232.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn685158

Extent and Medium

box

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Jerry Lamb

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museun by Jerry Lamb in March 2019.

Scope and Content

Documents, correspondence, and photographs associated with the experiences of the extended Meinhardi family (families Strahl and Stolze) under National Socialism and in postwar Germany. Also includes material related to the Meinhardi family, formerly of Germany, who immigrated to the United States at the end of the 19th century. The Meinhardis continued to correspond to their relatives in Engish throughout the period and received first hand accounts of life in Nazi Germany into the immediate postwar years.

Subjects

  • Breslau (Germany)
  • National socialism and genealogy.
  • German Americans.
  • Michigan.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Germany.

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.