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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2 items
Frau Ernestine Bredig
Box 19- 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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Portrait of young Georg Bredig
Box 19- Circa 1872
A carte de visite of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) as a young child in what is today Głogów, Poland. From 1871 to 1919 the city was part of Germany.
Young Bredig is posed standing among ornate furniture with a tyrolean hat…
- Photographer Noack, H.
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Children
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Max Bredig's vacination card, 1903
Box 5, Folder 37- 1903-Oct-14
Max Albert Bredig's (1902-1977) vaccination card from 1903.
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Vaccines, Vaccination
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Bredig family, circa 1910
Box 19- Circa 1910
Undated Bredig family photograph. From left to right, back row, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), a relative identified as Frau Dombrowsky, and Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). Front row, Max Albert (1902-1977) and Marianne Bredig…
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Rosa and Max Bredig
Box 19- After 1915 – before 1933
Photograph of Rosa Bredig (1877-1933) standing against an outdoor wall with her son Max Bredig (1902-1977).
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Max Bredig's vaccination card, 1915
Box 5, Folder 37- 1915-Apr-21
Max Albert Bredig's (1902-1977) vaccination certificate from 1915, which is signed by the the district physician for the Grand Duchy of Baden-Württemberg. The certificate indicates that he was successfully revaccinated…
- Subject Vaccination, Vaccines, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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18 items
Bredig Family Album
Box 18, Folder 1- 1917 – 1918
Album belonging to the Bredig family. Includes photographs of Marianne Bredig (1903-1986) and Max Bredig (1902-1977) as children, as well as their parents, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and Rosa Bredig née Frankel…
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Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig
Box 18- Circa 1925 – 1927
An album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), the majority of which contains photographs of Max with his family and friends participating in leisure activities such as hiking and boating. Notably, there is a…
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Portrait of Rosa Bredig
Box 19- 1925-Jun-13
A sepia-toned seated carte de visite portrait of Rosa Bredig 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…
- Photographer Suck, Oscar
- Subject Bredig, Rosa, 1877-1933, Portraits, Carte de visite photographs
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Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig
Box 18, Folder 4- 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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Bredig Family Album
Box 18, Folder 6- Circa 1930
Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) and family. The album includes images of chemistry laboratories and apparatus as well as images of Max and his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), amongst their…
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Max Bredig and motorcycle
Box 19- 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.
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Rosa and Georg Bredig
Box 19- 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.
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Fritz Haber's funeral card
Box 7, Folder 34- 1934-Feb
Letter to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Hermann Richard Haber (1902-1946) and Margarethe Heber nee Stern. Hermann Haber thanks Bredig for sending his condolences for the death of his father Fritz Haber…
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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 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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Max Bredig's American Chemical Society membership card
Box 5, Folder 47- 1938-Jan-01
Max Bredig's (1902-1977) American Chemical Society membership card.
- Creator Of Work American Chemical Society
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, American Chemical Society, Membership cards
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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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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 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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3 items
Find the 5th Pig
Box 7, Folder 17- Circa 1940
A World War II-era folding puzzle, issued by the British Information Services, titled Find the Fifth Pig. The sheet is printed with four pig images. When the sheet is folded per the printed instructions, the resulting…
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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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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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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
