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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,…
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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.
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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…
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Letter from Dr. Moritz Straus to Max Bredig, December 1940
- 1940-Dec-22
- 1940-Dec-26
Moritz Straus provides information to Max Bredig (1902-1977) on how to send financial assistance to Max's sister and brother-in-law, Marianne and Viktor Homburger, who are interned in the Gurs concentration camp in…
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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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Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, April 16, 1940
- 1940-Apr-16
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) inquires about the well-being of her father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), after his arrival in New York in early 1940. She additionally discusses the status of her family's affidavits of…
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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,…
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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…
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Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, January 2, 1940
- 1940-Jan-02
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) asks her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), about financial support for their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Georg, who recently fled Nazi-occupied Germany, is currently a refugee in the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Chemical Supplies Apparatus Chemicals Books
- After 1930 – before 1950
A catalog of chemical supplies and laboratory apparatus manufactured by the Reading Scientific Company. Contains a number of print illustrations depicting the company's products. The advertised supplies range from…
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Telegram from Max Bredig to Marianne Homburger, December 1, 1940
- 1940-Dec-01
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs his sister, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), by telegram that provision packages have been sent to her and her husband, Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), at the Gurs Concentration Camp through…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, March 31, 1940
- 1940-Mar-31
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) about the well-being of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in New York after his arrival there in the winter of 1940. Max additionally…
- 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, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Warburg, Otto Heinrich, 1883-1970, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Affidavits
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A New World Through Chemistry
- 1940
This film from E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company promotes several of their inventions by showing how they are made and (using actors and film sets) how useful they are in everyday life. Products include: Neoprene,…
- Producer Scientific Films
- Creator Of Work E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Rubber, Artificial, Rayon, Lucite, Nylon
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, September 1, 1940
- 1940-Sep-01
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his sister and brother-in-law, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987 ) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), on his life in New York City. He also discusses emigration matters and the well-being of…
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Letter from Viktor Homburger to Otto C. Warburg, January 27, 1940
- 1940-Jan-27
Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) requests that Otto C. Warburg procure a second affidavit for him and his wife, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), for the purpose of immigrating to the United States from Germany. Despite their…
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Money order instructions for Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc.
- 1940s
This pamphlet, published by Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc., provides instructions on how to send money from the United States to the unoccupied territory of France. Selfhelp of Emigres from Central…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, May 8 , 1940
- 1940-May-08
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs his sister, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), and his brother-in-law, Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), that he is sending them a new affidavit for the purpose of immigrating to the United…
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Chemcraft Chemical Magic
- 95 Mystifying Magical Demonstrations
- 1940
A manual written for middle to high school-age students to accompany the Chemcraft Chemical Magic Set. Includes 58 magic-themed experiments for the user to "amaze [their] friends by producing odors, invisible inks, and…
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Letter to Max Bredig, February 18, 1941
- 1941-Feb-18
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and Max Bredig (1902-1977) receive a letter from their relative, Lis, in London thanking them for their friendship and willingness to help her family. She additionally discusses the well-being…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Hildegard
- 1940-Dec-15
Max Bredig corresponds with his relative, Hildegard, whose family was deported in the fall of 1940 from southwest Germany to French concentration camps with Max's sister and brother-in-law, Marianne Homburger…
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Letter written by Georg Bredig to Minister of Culture and Education, February 1940
- 1940-Jan-23
- 1940-Feb-09
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) requests that his place of residence be transferred to the United States of America from Utrecht, the Netherlands, where he had initially sought refuge with his colleage, Ernst Cohen…
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Third Reich, Jews, German
