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  2 items
  Ephemera, Publications

  Newspaper article from the "Jüdische Nachrichten Blatt", January 20, 1939

  • 1939-Jan

  This article from the German-language periodical "Jüdische Nachrichten Blatt" describes the possibility of new immigration policies for German and Central European Jews in Canada in the winter of 1939.

  • Subject Canada, Refugees, Newspapers, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Jews, German
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, December 7, 1938

  • 1938-Dec-07

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) explains to her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), which documents and financial assets would be necessary for her and her family to emigrate to England while they await a visa for the…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Georg Bredig to W.L. Badger

  • 1938-Jun-09

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) requests that his colleague, W.L. Badger (1886-1958), check the status of an employment application that his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), submitted to the Dow Chemical Company.

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Badger, Walter L. (Walter Lucius), 1886-1958
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Badger, Walter L. (Walter Lucius), 1886-1958, Dow Chemical Company
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  2 items
  Artifacts

  Skein Dyed Yarn

  • 1928 – 1968

  Four skeins of yarn, connected in bundles of two. Each has been skein dyed with General Aniline & Film Corporation dye, 1% Acid Alizarine Brown RRL-CF and 1% Supralan Grey BRLS-CF. There is a paper label attached to…

  • Creator Of Work General Aniline & Film Corporation
  • Subject Dyes and dyeing, Yarn, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, General Aniline & Film Corporation, Coal-tar colors
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  Scientific apparatus and instruments

  Hand-crank Centrifuge, Babcock Milk Tester

  • After 1900 – before 1950

  A metal, hand-crank centrifuge with a three-pronged metal base. The base is painted a rusty red color and has been attached to a wooden board for stability. A long metal crank on the side of the base bends at a…

  • Subject Babcock, S. M., Centrifuges, Dairy products industry, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Lactose, Milk, Dairy products, Oils and fats
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  2 items
  Artifacts

  Prosthetic arm with hook

  • 1900s

  A hollow, fiberglass prosthetic arm with attached pincher hooks and a rubber grip. The left hook can be manipulated by the wearer by a lever mechanism. The hooks are not detachable and the elbow joint is missing from…

  • Creator Of Work Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004
  • Subject Amputees, People with disabilities, Physicians, Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004, Scientists, Scientists with disabilities, Surgeons, Prosthesis, Prosthesis--Design and construction
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  Artifacts

  Prosthetic arm with strings

  • 1900s

  A prosthetic arm and detachable hand with wrist and mechanisms that allow the joints to be manually rotated and locked into place. The hand has a wide, hinged, non-jointed thumb with a large surface and a curved pointer…

  • Creator Of Work Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004
  • Subject Amputees, People with disabilities, Physicians, Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004, Scientists, Scientists with disabilities, Surgeons, Prosthesis, Prosthesis--Design and construction
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  8 items
  Artifacts

  Standing Wheelchair Model

  • 1900s

  A wooden model of a standing wheelchair with a figure. The model is constructed of three pieces: two sides of the wheelchair, and one figure. The model was built by Morris A. Robbins, M.D. (1916-2004), an orthopedic…

  • Creator Of Work Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004
  • Subject Scientists with disabilities, People with disabilities, Amputees, Scientists, Wheelchairs, Wheelchairs--Design and construction, Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004, Physicians, Surgeons
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  2 items
  Prints, Personal correspondence

  Pasteurization Does Not Destroy the Vitamins in Milk

  • 1930s (Poster)
  • After 1993 – before 2021 (Correspondence)

  Framed poster depicting a baby holding a bottle of milk. Underneath reads: "Pasteurization Does/Not Destroy the/ Vitamins in Milk/Play Safe-Buy Only/Pasteurized/Milk".

  A letter from James Dickson to Fred Weber is…

  • Author Dickson, James
  • Addressee Weber, Fred
  • Subject Milk--Pasteurization, Dairy products, Pasteurization, Dickson, James
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from William A. Koenig to The American Consul, November 20, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-20

  • Author Koenig, William A.
  • Addressee United States. Consul General (Amsterdam, Holland)
  • Creator Of Work Chase National Bank of the City of New York
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Financial statements, Koenig, William A.
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, February 23, 1939

  • 1939-Feb-23

  Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) updates his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), on affidavits, savings bonds certificates, and his life in the United States.

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

  Letter from the Minister of Culture and Education to Georg Bredig

  • 1939-Jun-19
  • 1939-Jul-29

  The Ministry of Culture and Education under the Third Reich grants Georg Bredig (1868-1944) permission to move his place of residence abroad to Holland for a period of two years. Georg Bredig would eventually stay in…

  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Third Reich, Antisemitism, Jews, German, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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  2 items
  Ephemera, Publications

  Refugee Aid Chartered

  • 1939-Dec-14

  • Author New York times
  • Subject Refugees, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), New York times, Dominican Republic
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  2 items
  Ephemera, Publications

  Banting Asks Canada to Curb Brain Export

  • 1938

  • Publisher New York times
  • Subject New York times, Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger and Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, July 2, 1939

  • 1939-Jul-02

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) updates her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), on her family's well-being. She additionally informs him of the emigration plans of their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).

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

  Postcard from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, October 8, 1939

  • 1939-Oct-08

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks his son, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), to give a list of his scientific publications to the libraries of the "most important" universities in the United States.

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, December 20, 1938

  • 1938-Dec-19

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) thanks his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), for correspondence from the United States. He additionally informs Max of increasing discrimination encountered by the family in Germany because of their…

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Third Reich, Jews, German, Jews, German--Intellectual life, Antisemitism
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Georg Bredig

  • 1930s

  Photograph of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) seated at a desk in a library or study. Bredig looks into the camera.

  Georg Bredig was a German physical chemist known for his work with catalysts, reaction kinetics, and…

  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, College teachers
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Georg Bredig

  • 1930s

  Photograph of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) seated at a desk in a library or study, regarding the book and scattered papers in front of him.

  Georg Bredig was a German physical chemist known for his work with catalysts,…

  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, College teachers
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, July 9, 1939

  • 1939-Jul-09

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to his son, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), about his plans to leave Germany and travel to the Netherlands. He also gives Max recommendations for books about metals. He ends the letter…

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Third Reich, Kindertransports (Rescue operations), Emigration and immigration
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  Personal correspondence

  Telegram from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, January 7, 1939

  • 1939-Jan-07

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks his son, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to send him a notarized letter stating Max can financially support him in America.

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Third Reich, Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, October 26, 1939

  • 1939-Oct-26

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) tells his son, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) that the family is healthy.

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from American Express Company to Max Bredig, February 1938

  • 1938-Feb-14

  • Author American Express Company
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, American Express Company
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  Records (Documents), Ephemera

  Freight bill from the New York Central Rail Company

  • 1938-May-02

  • Creator Of Work New York Central Railroad Company
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, New York Central Railroad Company
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  Business correspondence

  Shipping confirmation from American Express Company

  • 1938-Feb-03

  • Creator Of Work American Express Company
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, American Express Company