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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, July 18, 1941

  • 1941-Jul-18

  Ilse Wolfsberg requests the assistance of Max Bredig (1902-1977) in dealing with the immigration case of her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald. Hochwald is currently interned in the Miranda del Ebro concentration camp in Spain and…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Hochwald, Werner, 1910-1989, Spain--Miranda de Ebro
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, August 2, 1941

  • 1941-Aug-02

  Ilse Wolfsberg asks Max Bredig (1902-1977) for assistance in having an affidavit issued to support the immigration case of her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), who is currently interned in the Miranda del Ebro…

  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Affidavits, Spain--Miranda de Ebro
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  2 items
  Manuscripts

  Note written by Max Bredig regarding Fritz Hochwald, July 7, 1941

  • 1941-Jul-07

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes a note reminding himself of important facts and tasks to complete regarding the immigration case of his friend and former colleague, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968). Hochwald is currently…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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  Photographs

  Glenn Seaborg in schoolgroup portrait

  • After 1935 – before 1945

  Black and white photograph of a group of students posing for the camera. Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) is located in the back row, fourth from the left.

  • Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Students
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, January 15, 1941

  • 1941-Jan-15 – 1941-Jan-16

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) provides updates to Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) on their immigration paperwork. He mentions his intentions to visit the Fraenkel family, their mutual…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, February 17, 1941

  • 1941-Feb-17

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) and Georg Bredig (1868-1968) write a joint letter to Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), who are interned in the Gurs concentration camp in France. Max provides…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Gurs (Concentration camp)
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max and Georg Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, March 2, 1941

  • 1941-Mar-02

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) and Georg Bredig (1868-1944) write to Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), who are currently interned in the Gurs concentration camp in France but expect to be released…

  • Addressee Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Gurs (Concentration camp), Emigration and immigration
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  Business correspondence

  Testimony from Ilse Wolfsberg on behalf of Fritz Hochwald, January 15, 1941

  • 1941-Jan-15

  Ilse Wolfsberg requests help in acquiring an American visa for her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968). Hochwald is interned at the Miranda de Ebro concentration camp in Spain.

  • Subject Emigration and immigration, Nazi concentration camps, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Wolfsberg, Ilse, Miranda de Ebro (Concentration camp)
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  6 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, June 26, 1941

  • 1941-Jun-26

  In a letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Washington D.C., Ilse Wolfsberg describes her efforts to help her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), immigrate to the U.S.A. Hochwald, who is Jewish and was recently…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, May 7, 1941

  • 1941-May-07

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) asks her father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), and brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), to forward a letter to friends. She additionally provides an update on her efforts to secure immigration…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, January 16, 1941

  • 1941-Jan-16

  In a letter to her father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), and brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) details her life in the Gurs concentration camp, including its dire circumstances and her hopes…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Gurs (Concentration camp)
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, August 4, 1941

  • 1941-Aug-04

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Ilse Wolfsberg of funds available to assist with the immigration case of her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald. Hochwald, a patent attorney and Bredig's former colleague at the Bavarian Nitrogen…

  • Addressee Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Miranda de Ebro (Concentration camp), Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Emigration and immigration
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  Photographs

  Max Bredig seated in office

  • After 1937 – before 1949

  Black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) seated at a desk in an office at the University of Michigan. Max emigrated from Germany to the United States with the assistance of Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to…

  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, University of Michigan, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
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  Publications

  Bulletin regarding options to support relatives in occupied France

  • 1940s

  Bulletin informing residents in the U.S.A. how they can financially support Jewish relatives and friends who are interned or otherwise residing in unoccupied French territories.

  • Creator Of Work Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc.
  • Subject Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc., National Council of Jewish Women, Internment camps
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, June 15, 1941

  • 1941-Jun-15

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Ilse Wolfsberg that he inquired about immigration opportunities in Cuba for her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald, who is in an internment camp in Spain.

  • Addressee Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Wolfsberg, Ilse, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Internment camps
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  Manuscripts

  Note written by Max Bredig

  • 1940s

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes a note to himself regarding the U.S. State Department's procedure on applying for a new American visa. He forwarded this information to Ilse Wolfsberg, the fiancé of his former colleague,…

  • Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Miranda de Ebro (Concentration camp), Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Wolfsberg, Ilse
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter Excerpt from Paul Homburger, January 26, 1941

  • 1941-Jan-26

  Paul Homburger (1882-1965) describes the two groups of people that are permitted to leave the Gurs concentration camp in France.

  • Author Homburger, Paul Philipp, 1882-1965
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Homburger, Paul Philipp, 1882-1965
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Franz Friedrich Nord, February 13, 1941

  • 1941-Feb-13

  Ilse Wolfsberg updates Franz Friedrich Nord (1889-1973) on the immigration case of her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), who is interned at the Miranda de Ebro Camp in Spain. She additionally asks Nord if he would be…

  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Addressee Nord, Friedrich Franz, 1889 -1973
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Internment camps, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Nord, Friedrich Franz, 1889 -1973, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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  Advertisements

  Bug-A-Boo With and Without D.D.T. Kills All 9 Major Pests

  • After 1931 – before 1963

  Color-print advertisement for Socony-Vacuum Bug-a-boo insecticide. An illustration of three cartoon mosquitos fleeing from a pesticide sprayer fills the top portion of the page. Two Bug-a-boo bottles are illustrated on…

  • Creator Of Work Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
  • Subject DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Pests--Control, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig

  • Circa 1941

  After being freed from the Gurs internment camp in France, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) write a joint letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977) and Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from Lisbon,…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, January 25, 1941

  • 1941-Jan-25

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), who are interned in the Gurs concentration camp in France, thank Max Bredig (1902-1977) and Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending them food parcels. They…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Gurs (Concentration camp)
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig, August 27, 1941

  • 1941-Aug-27

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to his colleague, a professor, to convey his knowledge about the whereabouts of the Neumann family, who were interned in the Gurs concentration camp with his sister, Marianne Homburger…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Gurs (Concentration camp), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, April 15, 1941

  • 1941-Apr-15

  In a joint letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977) and Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and her husband, Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), describe their life in Marseille, France after their release from…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1987, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Jews, German
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, January 1941

  • 1941-Jan

  In a letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977), Ilse Wolfsberg outlines two possibilities to facilitate the immigration of her fiance, Fritz Hochwald, a German-Jewish patent specialist and former colleague of Max Bredig, to the…

  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Wolfsberg, Ilse, Jews, German, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Miranda de Ebro (Concentration camp), Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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  Photographs

  Portrait of Eugene Garfield

  • After 1940 – before 1963

  Black and white photograph of Eugene Garfield (1925-2017), a prominent American information scientist and pioneer in the field of scientometrics. He was the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), a…

  • Photographer Bachrach, Louis Fabian, 1881-1963
  • Subject Garfield, Eugene, Information science, Information storage and retrieval systems, Citation indexes, Science publishing, Science--Information services, Institute for Scientific Information