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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Max Bredig's Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America, membership card
Box 5, Folder 47- 1977 – 1978
Max Bredig's (1902-1977) Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America, membership card.
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Letter from Max Bredig to George Scatchard, September 28, 1973
Box 8, Folder 44- 1973-Sep-28
Letter from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to George Scatchard (1892-1973). Bredig advises Scatchard to edit his upcoming biography, to use Wolfgang Ostwald's (1883-1943) first and last name when referring to him so…
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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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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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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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Max Bredig's Union Carbide I.D. card
Box 5, Folder 47- Circa 1970
Max Bredig's (1902-1977) Union Carbide retiree I.D. card.
- Creator Of Work Union Carbide Corporation
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Union Carbide Corporation
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2 items
Watersports at lake St. Wolfgang
Box 19- 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
Grave of Rosa Bredig
Box 19- 1967-May
Color photograph showing the grave of Rosa née Fraenkel (1877-1933). Though little is known about Bredig as an individual, in 1901 she was married to physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and had two children, Max…
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In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer: Texts of Principal Documents and Letters of Personnel Security Board General Manager Commissioners
Box 8, Folder 42- 1954-May-27 – 1954-Jun-29
This booklet details the security clearance hearing of J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), a pivotal figure in the development of nuclear physics and the atomic bomb, conducted between April and May 1954. The…
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2 items
Max Bredig's American Physical Society membership card
Box 5, Folder 47- 1950-Jun-23
Max Bredig's (1902-1977) American Physical Society membership card.
- Creator Of Work American Physical Society
- Subject American Physical Society, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Membership cards
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Study Virgin Islands As Refugee Haven; Interior Department Heads Weigh Temporary Visit Plan
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940s
New York Times article titled Study Virgin Islands As Refugee Haven; Interior Department Heads Weigh Temporary Visit Plan .
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Max Bredig seated in office
Box 19- 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…
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max Bredig, 1940s
Box 3, Folder 8- 1940s
Anny van der Sluys writes to her friend Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, van der Sluys, Anny
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Gives Congress Bill on Dual Citizenship
- Stimson Offers Measure to End Possible Axis Espionage
Box 7, Folder 40- 1940s
New York Times article titled Gives Congress Bill on Dual Citizenship: Stimson Offers Measure to End Possible Axis Espionage. The article explains that individuals with dual citizenship in enemy countries will have to…
- Publisher New York times
- Subject Dual nationality, World War (1939-1945), Espionage, Deportation
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German Exiles Face a Return to Europe
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940s
New York Times article titled German Exiles Face a Return to Europe: Visa Mix-Up Affects Hundreds of Refugees, Traveler Says. The article interviews Mrs. Elsa Jaffe who says the immigrating through Spain and Portugal…
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CARE advertisement
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947
Advertisement for Cooperative American Remittances to Europe, Inc. (CARE), introducing a new "blanket package" to send to people in need in Europe. The package contains two blankets, instructions for making clothes, and…
- Creator Of Work CARE/International
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, CARE/International, World War (1939-1945), van der Sluys, Anny
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Letter from Max Bredig to Anny van der Sluys, December 28, 1947
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Dec-28
Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) writes to his friend Anny van der Sluys.
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, van der Sluys, Anny
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C. A. R. E. receipts
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Mar-14 – 1947-Nov
Receipts for the delivery of a food package from Cooperative American Remittances to Europe (CARE), from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Receipts mention his friends Anny van der Sluys and Hans Calmeier. CARE, founded in…
- Creator Of Work CARE/International
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, CARE/International, van der Sluys, Anny, World War (1939-1945), Calmeier, Hans
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Receipt for three packages to be sent to Batavia, Java
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Nov-09
Receipt for packages sent from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to Mrs. Eam Heinze-Hulsker located in Batavia, Java.
- Creator Of Work S. W. Theise, Inc.
- Subject S. W. Theise, Inc., Prescriptions, formulae, receipts, etc.
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Lydia and Max Bredig, October 1, 1947
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Oct-01
Anny van der Sluys writes to her friends Lydia and Max Bredig (1902-1977).
- Author van der Sluys, Anny
- Addressee Bredig, Lydia, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject van der Sluys, Anny, Bredig, Lydia, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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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 Anny van der Sluys, June 15, 1947
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Jun-15
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 Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, van der Sluys, Anny
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Lydia and Max Bredig, June 3, 1947
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Jun-03
Anny van der Sluys writes 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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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Lydia and Max Bredig, February 23, 1947
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Feb-23
Anny van der Sluys writes 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, van der Sluys, Anny, Bredig, Lydia
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Letter from Max Bredig to Anny van der Sluys, February 16, 1947
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Feb-16
Letter from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to his friend Anny van der Sluys, dated February 16, 1947.
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, van der Sluys, Anny
