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2 items
Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, December 30, 1940
Box 8, Folder 19- Circa 1940
In this letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig written in the Gurs concentration camp, the couple describe how they celebrated the New Year, provide updates on packages and correspondence,…
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4 items
Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, December 9, 1940
Box 8, Folder 2- 1937-Dec-09 (Written)
- 1937-Dec-11 (Received)
Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) of a possible way to facilitate the release of his sister and brother-in-law, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), from the Gurs…
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Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, September 29, 1927
Box 8, Folder 35- 1927-Sep-29
In a letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977), Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), a Polish chemist and the director of the chemistry department at the University of Munich, discusses upcoming plans for Max's arrival at Fajans'…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, March 31, 1942
Box 8, Folder 31- 1942-Mar-31
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates Ilse Wolfsberg on his efforts to assist her fiancé and Bredig's former colleague, the patent attorney Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), immigrate to the U.S.A. Hochwald is currently interned in…
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Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, November 8, 1938
Box 8, Folder 21- 1938-Nov-08
Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) asks her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), to confirm that he received her postcards and baked goods.
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2 items
Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, August 27, 1938
Box 8, Folder 21- 1938-Aug-27
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) asks her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), if he received household items and clothing that she sent to him.
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Letter from Marianne Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, May 7, 1941
Box 8, Folder 19- 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
Box 8, Folder 19- 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
Box 8, Folder 19- 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
Box 8, Folder 19- 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
Box 8, Folder 19- 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
Box 8, Folder 13- 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
Box 7, Folder 23- 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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2 items
Letter from Max Bredig to Salomea Fajans, February 1939
Box 7, Folder 22- 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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2 items
Letter copies from Werner and Ida Gebhardt to Kasimir Fajans, January, 1939
Box 7, Folder 22- 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
Box 7, Folder 18- 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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2 items
Note from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 1939
Box 7, Folder 15- 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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2 items
Postcard from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, September 26, 1939
Box 7, Folder 15- 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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4 items
Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, December 13, 1938
Box 7, Folder 14- 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
Box 7, Folder 13- 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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2 items
Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, March 18, 1938
Box 7, Folder 13- 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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2 items
Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 4, 1937
Box 7, Folder 13- 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
Box 7, Folder 11- 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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2 items
Letter from Eduard Schär to Georg Bredig, February 1900
Box 2, Folder 48- 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
Box 2, Folder 48- 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