This collection’s scope covers the professional career and a large portion of the personal life of Max Bredig (1902-1977), a research chemist who immigrated to the United States to escape the effects of National Socialism in Germany. The contents include many photographs that document Max’s life in Germany prior to Nazi rule. This collection is an addendum to the Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, also held by the Science History Institute, where personal correspondence from Max Bredig to friends and family members for the years 1933-1945 can be found. Select photographs from the Papers of Max Bredig have been digitized and may be found here.
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Letter from Ernst Berl to Max Bredig, February 19, 1942
Box 1, Folder 14- 1942-Feb-19
Ernst Berl (1877-1946) writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977), permitting Bredig to use him as a reference for "the new alien registration." Berl refers to President Roosevelt's January 1942 proclamation, which required…
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3 items
Letter from Max Bredig to Gustav Victor Rudolf Born, August 18, 1972
Box 1, Folder 18- 1972-Aug-18
Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) writes to G. V. R. Born (1921-2018) regarding the translation of a letter between Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and Max Born (1882-1970), G. V. R. Born's father, that had been published in Sc…
- Addressee Born, G. V. R. (Gustav Victor Rudolf), 1921-2018
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, Born, G. V. R. (Gustav Victor Rudolf), 1921-2018, Born, Max, 1882-1970, Newton-John, Irene, 1914-2003
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Letter from Max Bredig to Gustav Victor Rudolf Born, July 10, 1973
Box 1, Folder 18- 1973-Jul-10
Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) writes to G. V. R. Born (1921-2018) to follow up to an earlier August 1972 letter to Born, which drew Born's attention to the mistranslation of a letter between Albert Einstein (1879-1955)…
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2 items
Science, Volume 180, Number 4091
Box 1, Folder 18- 1973-Jun-15
Photocopy of Science, Volume 180, Number 4091, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This clipping includes a correction of a mistranslation of a letter between Albert Einstein…
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8 items
Letter from Alfred Schnell to Max Bredig, December 12, 1937
Box 2, Folder 56- 1937-Dec-12
Letter to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Alfred Schnell (1900-1944). Three photographs were sent along with the letter. The first is a black and white photograph of Albert's wife, Eva Schnell (1913-1944) grinding…
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Letter from Eva and Alfred Schnell to Max Bredig, June 19, 1938
Box 2, Folder 56- 1938-Jun-19 – 1938-Jun-20
Letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977) from Alfred Schnell (1900-1944). Includes two black and white photographs, and handwritten note to Bredig from Albert's wife, Eva Schnell (1913-1944).
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Letter from Federico and Annemarie Schnell to Max Bredig, November 8, 1942
Box 2, Folder 58- 1942-Nov-08
Federico (Fritz) and Annemarie Schnell write to their friend Max Bredig (1902-1977).
- Author Schnell, Federico, Schnell, Annemarie
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Schnell, Annemarie, Schnell, Federico, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Letter from Federico and Annemarie Schnell to Max Bredig, September 18, 1941
Box 2, Folder 59- 1941-Sep-18
Federico (Fritz) and Annemarie Schnell write to their friend Max Bredig (1902-1977) with updates on their lives in Santiago, Chile.
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Letter from Max Bredig to Anny van der Sluys, July 14, 1946
Box 3, Folder 6- 1947-Jul-14
Max Albert Bredig ( 1902-1977) writes to Anny van der Sluys regarding the transportation of his father's, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), luggage from Holland to New York.
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee Van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Van der Sluys, Anny
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Letter from Max Bredig to H. G. Ollendorff, October 14, 1946
Box 3, Folder 6- 1946-Oct-14
Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) writes to H. G. Ollendorff incorporated regarding the transportation of his father's, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), luggage from Holland to New York.
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Letter to Max and Lydia Bredig from Anny van der Sluys, June 20, 1946
Box 3, Folder 6- 1946-Jun-20
Anny van der Sluys writes to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) and Lydia R. Bredig nee Levy, regarding the transportation of his father's, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), luggage from Holland to New York.
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Affidavit of Support from Max Bredig for Anny van der Sluys
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Jun-17
Affidavits of support from Max Bredig (1902-1977) for his friend, Anny van der Sluys.
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max Bredig, August 25, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Aug-25
Handwritten letter in German from Anny van der Sluys to her friend, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).
- Author van der Sluys, Anny
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, van der Sluys, Anny
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max and Lydia Bredig, April 21, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Apr-21
Letter from Anny van der Sluys to her friends, Lydia and Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Lydia
- Author van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, van der Sluys, Anny, Bredig, Lydia
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2 items
Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max and Lydia Bredig, February 5, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Feb-05
Letter from Anny van der Sluys to her friends, Lydia and Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).
- Author van der Sluys, Anny
- Addressee Bredig, Lydia, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Lydia, van der Sluys, Anny
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4 items
Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max and Lydia Bredig, May 22, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-May-22
Handwritten letter in German from Anny van der Sluys to her friends, Lydia and Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Lydia
- Author van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject van der Sluys, Anny, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Lydia
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Letter from Federico Schnell to Max Bredig, August 20, 1938
Box 3, Folder 7- 1938-Aug-20
Federico (Fritz) Schnell writes to his friend Max Bredig (1902-1977) with updates on his life and the possibility of living in Australia or California. Schnell includes a photograph of his wife Annemarie and Erwin their…
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Letter from Federico and Annemarie Schnell to Max Bredig, December 11, 1938
Box 3, Folder 7- 1938-Dec-11
Federico (Fritz) and Annemarie Schnell write to their friend Max Bredig (1902-1977) with updates on their lives and their son.
- Author Schnell, Annemarie, Schnell, Federico
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Schnell, Annemarie, Schnell, Federico
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Letter from Federico and Annemarie Schnell to Max Bredig, February 5, 1938
Box 3, Folder 7- 1938-Feb-05
Federico (Fritz) and Annemarie Schnell write to their friend Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) with updates on their lives and their son. Fritz mentions that the typewriter he is using to write this letter was a Christmas…
- Author Schnell, Federico, Schnell, Annemarie
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Schnell, Federico, Schnell, Annemarie, Hanukkah
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4 items
Letter from Max Bredig to Anny van der Sluys, April 29, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Apr-29
Letter from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to his friend, Anny van der Sluys.
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject van der Sluys, Anny, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Letter from Max Bredig to Anny van der Sluys, June 16, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Jun-16
Letter from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to Anny van der Sluys regarding the transportation of his father, Georg Bredig's (1868-1944), belongings from Holland.
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject van der Sluys, Anny, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Letter from Max Bredig to Anny van der Sluys, May 5, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-May-05
Letter from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to Anny van der Sluys, regarding the death of his friend Alfred Schnell (1900-1944).
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Letter from Max Bredig to Anny van der Sluys, September 1, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Sep-01
Letter from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to Anny van der Sluys, about a Cooperative American Remittances to Europe, Inc. (CARE) package he sent her.
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject van der Sluys, Anny, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, CARE/International
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Letter from Max Bredig, May 5, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-May-05
Letter from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) authorizing Anny van der Sluys to oversee the transportation of his father, Georg Bredig's (1868-1944), belongings from Holland.
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Letter from William A. Koenig to The American Consul General, June 14, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Jun-14
Letter from William A. Koenig providing proof of Max Albert Bredig’s (1902-1977) finances to the American Consul in Holland.
- Creator Of Work Chase National Bank of the City of New York
- Author Koenig, William A.
- Addressee United States. Consulate General (Amsterdam, Holland)
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Koenig, William A., Chase National Bank of the City of New York, United States. Consulate General (Amsterdam, Holland)
