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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…
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Note by Max Bredig about Marianne and Viktor Homburger, October 25, 1940
- 1940-Oct-25
A note by Max Bredig (1902-1977) regarding topics to include in a letter to Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) and Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), including legal authorization, letters from the Homburger children, and the…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne Homburger, October 15, 1940
- 1940-Oct-15
In a letter to Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), Max Bredig (1902-1977) wishes his sister all the best for her birthday and inquires about their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Georg recently fled Nazi-occupied Germany…
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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…
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Letter from Marianne Homburger to Georg Bredig, November 21, 1940
- 1940-Nov-21
In a letter to her father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) describes the dire circumstances of the Jewish internees at the Gurs concentration camp in France. She also conveys tragic news…
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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…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Hermann Wismer, March 1940
- 1940-Mar-31
Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to a source in Switzerland, Hermann Wismer, who may be able to help deliver care packages to Bredig's sister and brother-in-law, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Salomea Fajans, February 1939
- 1939-Feb-04
Max Bredig (1902-1977) thanks Solomea Fajans (1889-1982) for her concern for his family members in Nazi-occupied Germany, who have requested immigration assistance. Bredig explains that it will be very difficult to…
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Letter copies from Werner and Ida Gebhardt to Kasimir Fajans, January, 1939
- 1939-Jan-17
Max Bredig (1902-1977) copies excerpts of letters addressed to his colleague, the chemistry professor Kasimir Fajans (1887-1985), from his family members in Germany, Werner and Ida Gebhardt. The Gebhardts, who have been…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Hermann Mark
- 1938-Dec-13
Max Bredig (1902-1977) thanks his colleague, Hermann Mark (1895-1992), for his professional advice and reports that he has received a job offer from the Vanadium Corporation of America.
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Note from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 1939
- 1930s
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes a note to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), who resides in New York City. He updates Max on his life in exile in the Netherlands as he waits to depart for the U.S.A, including his…
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Postcard from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, September 26, 1939
- 1939-Sep-26
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) confirms receiving recent correspondence from his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977). He also mentions that he may seek refuge in the Netherlands with his friend and colleague, the Dutch chemist Ernst…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, December 13, 1938
- 1938-Dec-13
In a letter to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses the challenges of sending Max's scientific journals from Germany to the United States due to the antisemitic fees imposed upon Jewish…
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Third Reich, Antisemitism, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, August 26, 1937
- 1938-Aug-26
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses financial matters with his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977).
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Third Reich
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, March 18, 1938
- 1938-Mar-18
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) tells his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), that his personal documents have been returned to him by Third Reich authorities.
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Third Reich, Antisemitism, German Jews
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 4, 1937
- 1937-Nov-04
In a letter to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Georg Bredig (1868-1944) suggests that Max work on accumulators at the University of Michigan and provides scientific references on the subject. Georg additionally gives…
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Correspondence between Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, circa 1935
- Decade starting 1935
Correspondence between Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), regarding income tax laws in Germany. Georg has copied an excerpt from the tax information sheet of the university association and…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Third Reich, Taxation, Antisemitism, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Letter from Eduard Schär to Georg Bredig, February 1900
- 1900-Feb-01
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Eduard Schär (1842-1913), a Swiss pharmacologist, discusses the catalytic ability of colloidal platinum towards H2O2 and mentions that two of his scientific treatises are…
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Letter from Eduard Schär to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-19
Eduard Schär (1842-1913), a Swiss pharmacologist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis Anorganische Fermente (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a…
- Author Schär, Eduard, 1842-1913
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Schär, Eduard, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Academic theses, Fermentation
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Letter from Karl Vossler to Georg Bredig, January 1927
- 1927-Jan-25
Karl Vossler (1872-1949), a German linguist and scholar of Romance languages at the University of Munich, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his rector's speech "Denkmethoden der Chemie" (Methods of Thought in…
- Author Vossler, Karl, 1872-1949
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Vossler, Karl, 1872-1949, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Speeches
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Letter from Johannes Stark to Georg Bredig, September 1913
- 1913-Sep-06
Johannes Stark (1874-1957), a German physicist and the 1919 winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for recommending a colleague for a professional opportunity. Stark mentions although the…
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Letter from Ernest Solvay to Georg Bredig, May 1918
- 1918-May-25
Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), a Belgian chemist, thanks Georg Bredig for his correspondence and expresses his mutual sadness about the travesties of the First World War.
- Author Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 20, 1937
- 1937-Nov-20
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), if he should send Max's books and scientific journals to the U.S.A. Georg additionally offers Max practical advice on living in a cold climate and provides…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Periodicals, Jews, German
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 14, 1935
- 1935-Feb-14
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses financial matters with his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), and mentions increasing antisemitism in the scientific community.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Third Reich, Antisemitism, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
