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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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  Photographs

  Max Bredig and motorcycle

  • After 1930 – before 1937

  A black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) in a wooded area, leaning on his motorcycle with a sidecar. Max sold his motorcycle after he immigrated to the United States in 1937.

  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Motor vehicles
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  2 items
  Photographs

  Frau Ernestine Bredig

  • After 1847 – before 1930

  Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).

  • Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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  2 items
  Photographs

  Watersports at lake St. Wolfgang

  • 1967

  A color photograph depicting six people in front of Lake St. Wolfgang in St. Gilgen, Austria. A group of five stands in front of a sign advertising "wasserskischule / elektroboote 2 stufig" or "water ski school /…

  • Subject Vacations, Water skiing, Austria--Wolfgangsee
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  2 items
  Photographs

  Rosa and Georg Bredig

  • 1931-Apr

  Black and white photograph of husband and wife Georg (1868-1944) and Rosa (1877-1933) Bredig. The couple sits on a rock formation. Behind them, there is a large body of water and a distant peninsula.

  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Rosa, 1877-1933, Portraits, Family vacations
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  Photographs

  Rosa and Max Bredig

  • After 1915 – before 1933

  Photograph of Rosa Bredig (1877-1933) standing against an outdoor wall with her son Max Bredig (1902-1977).

  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Rosa, 1877-1933, Portraits
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  8 items
  Photographs

  Gurs Concentration Camp

  • After 1944

  Small black and white photos showing graves, memorials, and barracks at Gurs concentration camp.

  • Creator Of Work Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Subject Gurs (Concentration camp), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Internment camps, Memorials, World War (1939-1945)
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  Photographs

  Max and Lydia Bredig with Marianne and Viktor Homburger

  • After 1943

  Photograph of the Bredig family standing in the mountains. Pictured from left to right, are Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), Marianne Homburger née Bredig (1903-1986), Lydia Bredig née Levy, and Max Bredig (1902-1977). The…

  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Jews, German
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  41 items
  Photographs

  Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig

  • 1927 – 1928

  An album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), the majority of which contains photographs of Max with his friends participating in leisure activities such as hiking and boating.

  Max and his sister, Marianne…

  • Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hiking, Sailing, Leisure
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Carl H. Pforzheimer & Co. the American Consul General, Marseilles, France

  • 1940-Nov-13

  Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company writes to the American Consul General in Marseilles, France, confirming that Otto C. Warburg is a salaried employee of the company. This letter was sent in tandem with Warburg's affidavit…

  • Author Carl H. Pforzheimer & Co
  • Addressee United States. Consul General (Marseilles, France)
  • Subject Carl H. Pforzheimer & Co, United States. Consul General (Marseilles, France), Warburg, Otto C., Affidavits, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
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  Ephemera

  Business card of Percy L. Julian

  • After 1961 – before 1975

  Business card of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975), African American research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. This card reflects Julian's position as the Director of the Julian…

  • Creator Of Work Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975
  • Subject Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975, Scientists, Black, Chemistry, Organic, Nonprofit organizations
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  2 items
  Manuscripts

  Henry McBay's teaching contract for Liberia College

  • 1951-Feb-20

  Contract for the appointment of Henry McBay (1914-1995) as a chemistry professor at Liberia College, Monrovia, Liberia. In 1951, McBay developed a chemistry education program in Liberia on behalf of the United Nations…

  • Creator Of Work Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
  • Subject McBay, Henry C., Liberia College, Scientists, Black, Chemistry teachers, Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher)
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  Business correspondence

  Telegram from Morehouse College to Henry McBay

  • 1951-Feb-15

  Telegram confirming the appointment of Henry McBay (1914-1995) as a chemistry professor at Liberia College. In 1951, McBay developed a chemistry education program in Liberia on behalf of the United Nations Education,…

  • Addressee McBay, Henry C.
  • Author Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
  • Subject Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.), McBay, Henry C., Scientists, Black, Chemistry teachers, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher), Unesco, Liberia College
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from the Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists to Henry McBay

  • 1972-May-24

  Henry McBay (1914-1995) is invited to participate in the establishment of an information center to aid the communication of Black professionals in chemistry. The center would serve to inform Black scientists about…

  • Addressee McBay, Henry C.
  • Author Ad Hoc Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
  • Subject Scientists, Black, McBay, Henry C., Discrimination in science, Science--Information services
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Paul Phillip Homburger, December 4, 1940

  • 1940-Dec-05

  Paul Homburger provides updates to the Bredig family on the release of the Homburger family from the Gurs Concentration Camp, and their plans to travel to the U.S.A.

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

  Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, September 13, 1937

  • 1937-Sep-13

  Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), a Polish professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan, informs his friend and mentee, Max Bredig (1902-1977), that he and his family are looking for suitable accommodations for Bredig…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, University of Michigan, Jews, German, Emigration and immigration
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  2 items
  Photographs, Portraits

  Portraits of Max Albert Bredig

  • After 1940

  Two professional portraits of Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).

  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, August 18, 1942

  • 1942-Aug-18

  Ilse Wolfsberg writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) about sending money to Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), who is in an internment camp in Spain.

  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, October 14, 1942

  • 1942-Oct-14

  Ilse Wolfsburg tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) that her fiance, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) appreciates the money that is being wired to him while he is at the Miranda De Ebro concentration camp. Wolfsburg relays that…

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

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, February 9, 1942

  • 1942-Feb-09

  Ilse Wolfsburg requests that Max Bredig (1902-1977) get in contact with Fritz Hochwald's (1897-1968) brother, Werner Hochwald (1910-1989), in hopes that Werner will help Fritz financially. Wolfsburg tells Bredig it may…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Werner, 1910-1989, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, World War (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Fund raising
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Bernard J. Brent to Max Bredig, February 20, 1947

  • 1947-Feb-20

  Bernard J. Brent writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) about Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer's (1899-1957) health.

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Brent, Bernard J.
  • Subject Brent, Bernard J., Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bonhoeffer, Karl Friedrich, 1899-1957, Fund raising, War wounds
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Harold C. Urey to Max Bredig, February 14, 1947

  • 1947-Feb-14

  Harold C. Urey (1893-1981) thanks Max Bredig (1902-1977) for contributing to a fund for Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer (1899-1957). The fund intends to help Bonhoeffer recover from angina pectoris (chest pain).

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981, Bonhoeffer, Karl Friedrich, 1899-1957, Fund raising, War wounds
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, Febuary 3, 1947

  • 1947-Feb-03

  Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) forwards a letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977) asking people to contribute to a fund that will help Karl Bonhoeffer recover from a medical condition.

  • Author Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981, Bonhoeffer, Karl Friedrich, 1899-1957
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Harold C. Urey to Kasimir Fajans, January 28, 1947

  • 1947-Jan-28

  Harold C. Urey (1893-1981) asks Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to contribute money to help Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer (1899-1957) recover from angina pectoris (chest pain). Urey thinks that Bonhoeffer is suffering from this…

  • Addressee Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
  • Author Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981
  • Subject Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981, Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, Bonhoeffer, Karl Friedrich, 1899-1957, Nazis, Fund raising, War wounds
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  4 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, December 13, 1938

  • 1938-Dec-13

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) writes to her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), regarding emigration options for their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration