
Photographs, correspondence, and manuscript materials chronicling the life and career of German-Jewish physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and his son Max (1902-1977). The contents of the collection are divided into two parts: materials documenting Bredig’s scientific career around the turn of the 19th century and materials documenting the Bredig family’s persecution by the Nazis and eventual escape to the United States. Notably includes letters concerning the internment of Bredig’s daughter Marianne and her husband Victor Homburger at Camp Gurs in Vichy France, and the experiences of Max’s colleague Alfred Schnell and his wife Eva, who hid in the Netherlands for two years before their eventual discovery and execution by Dutch Nazis. The full collection except for Series III: Publications, has been digitized.

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A Resolution on National Science Legislation
Box 10, Folder 4- Circa 1974-Apr
- Creator Of Work Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists
- Subject Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists
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2 items
Höhere Mathematik als Hilfswissenschaft für die Technik
- Higher Mathematics as an Auxiliary Science for Technology
Box 3, Folder 5- 1960s
- Publisher Demmig, R. (Richard), 1880-
- Subject Mathematics, Publishers and publishing, Tables, Science publishing
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4 items
Dutch Claim Breakthrough on Centrifugal Separation
Box 10, Folder 22- 1968-Feb-27
Volume 20, Issue 27 of The Oak Ridger.
- Publisher Richardson, Darrell
- Subject U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Nuclear energy, Tennessee--Oak Ridge, Newspapers
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10 items
Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium Data at Normal Pressures
Box 10, Folder 33- 1966
Photocopies of a selection of pages from a 1966 publication containing direct experimental data on vapor-liquid equilibrium in separation systems. The copies include datasets published in 1927 by Georg Bredig…
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24 items
Georg Bredig: In Memoriam
- Chemische Berichte, Volume 95, No. 11
Box 4, Folder 10- 1962-Nov-01
Georg Bredig was a German physical chemist known for his work with catalysts, reaction kinetics, and electrochemistry. In 1898 he created Bredig's Arc method, which became the preferred chemical method for preparing…
- Author Kuhn, Werner, 1899-1963
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Obituaries, Kuhn, Werner, 1899-1963
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3 items
Envelopes addressed to Max Bredig from Johannes Jaenicke
Box 8, Folder 27- 1958
Johannes Jaenicke (1888-1984) was a German chemist who worked with Fritz Haber (1868-1934) at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, Germany.
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2 items
Letter from Ilse Hayn to Max Bredig, April 8, 1958
Box 8, Folder 13- 1958-Apr-08
Ilse Hayn writes a casual letter to her friend Max Bredig (1902-1977) while she is on vacation in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She discusses her many vacations and living in New York.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Hayn, Ilse
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hayn, Ilse, Vacations
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Letter from Friz Hochwald to Max Bredig, February 27, 1958
Box 8, Folder 13- 1958-Feb-27
Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) apologizes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) for mistakenly neglecting to repay a debt. Bredig had aided Hochwald financially during his early months in the United States after immigrating. Hochwald…
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
- Subject Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hayn, Ilse, Debt
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Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Hayn, January 14, 1958
Box 8, Folder 13- 1958-Jan-14
Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to his friend, Ilse Hayn, concerning the finances of Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) and clarifying his debt repayment status.
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee Hayn, Ilse
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hayn, Ilse, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Debt
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Letter from Johannes Jaenicke to Max Bredig, January 9, 1958
Box 8, Folder 27- 1958-Jan-09
Johannes Jaenicke (1888-1984) requests that Max Bredig (1902-1977) contribute memories of Fritz Haber (1868-1934) for a biography that he is writing. Fritz Haber was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry…
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Letter from Elsa (Ilse) Hayn to Max Bredig, December 31, 1957
Box 8, Folder 13- 1957-Dec-31
Ilse Hayn writes to her friend Max Bredig (1902-1977) concerning the debt repayment of Fritz Hochwald to Bredig. Hayn is convinced that Bredig is mistaken in believing he is still owed a sum. She wishes to clarify the…
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Hayn, Ilse
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hayn, Ilse, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Debt
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Appeal for a collection of documents for a biography of Fritz Haber
Box 8, Folder 27- Circa 1957
Call for submissions for Fritz Haber's (1868 -1934) biography from The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science.
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Letter from Johannes Jaenicke to Max Bredig, October 21, 1957
Box 8, Folder 27- 1957-Oct-27
Johannes Jaenicke (1888-1984) requests that Max Bredig (1902-1977) contribute mementos or personal memories of Fritz Haber (1868-1934) for a biography that he is writing. Fritz Haber was a German chemist who won the…
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Reflections of a Physicist
Box 3, Folder 6- Circa 1955
Advertisement and mail-in order form for Reflections of a Physicist by Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961).
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8 items
Einstein at 75
Box 10, Folder 10- 1954-Mar-14
Article titled Einstein at 75, Is Still a Rebel by Gertrude Samuels and published in New York Times Magazine. The article is a retrospective of Einstein's career and his life at the time of the interview as a…
- Publisher New York times
- Author Samuels, Gertrude
- Subject Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, New York times, Physicists, Newspapers
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2 items
Einstein Concedes Even He Can Err
Box 4, Folder 14- 1952-Nov-29
- Publisher New York times
- Subject Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, New York times, Physicists
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2 items
Letter from Fritz Hochwald to Max Bredig, December 22, 1950
Box 8, Folder 17- 1950-Dec-22
Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) writes to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to congratulate Max on his promotion and to send him a check for the money he owed Max in the 1940s.
- Author Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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Letter from Friedrich Raab to Max Bredig, August 1950
Box 9, Folder 1- 1950-Aug-02
Friedrich Raab (1868-1955) inquires with Max Bredig (1902-1977) about the death of his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), for a commemorative plaque that will be installed at the Technical University of Karlsruhe.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Raab, Friedrich
- Subject Raab, Friedrich, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Germany--Karlsruhe
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Letter from Friedrich Raab to Max Bredig, July 1950
Box 9, Folder 1- 1950-Jul-03
Friedrich Raab (1868-1955) thanks Max Bredig (1902-1977) for sending a photograph of his late father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Raab, Friedrich
- Subject Raab, Friedrich, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Germany--Karlsruhe
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2 items
United States Department of Justice Notice to Aliens of Enemy Nationalities
Box 3, Folder 8- 1940s
Instructions for filling out the United States Certificates of Identification form.
- Creator Of Work United States. Department of Justice
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration law, Emigration and immigration
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7 items
Undated notes written by Max Bredig
Box 7, Folder 26- 1940s
Assortment of handwritten notes containing dates and names associated with Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) who Max Bredig (1868-1902) is attempting to aid in immigration to the United States.
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Emigration and immigration
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9 items
Undated notes written by Max Bredig
Box 9, Folder 4- 1940s
Assortment of handwritten notes containing dates and names associated with family and friends abroad whom Max Bredig (1868-1902) is attempting to aid in immigration to the United States.
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Reis, Alfred J., 1882-1951, Third Reich, World War (1939-1945), Jewish refugees
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3 items
Too Good to Give Away
Box 9, Folder 11- 1940s
A short story written by Fannie Ferber Fox. Written from the perspective of an immigrant and his family, the tale encapsulates feelings of insecurity experienced by immigrants in a new country. Without proper clothing,…
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2 items
The National Registration of Aliens: Instructions for Registration and Specimen Form
Box 7, Folder 27- 1940s
Instructions for registration for noncitizens from the United States Department of Justice.
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Receipt from the United States Department of Labor
Box 7, Folder 27- Decade starting 1941
Acknowledges the receipt of Max Bredig's (1902-1977) payment for his application for a certificate of arrival to the United States.