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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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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Postcard from Würzburg, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- Circa 1911
Postcard sent from Würzburg, Germany to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). The postcard features a sepia toned image of Grafeneckart tower and part of the historic town hall in Würzburg, Germany
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Würzburg, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Postcard to Max Bredig, circa 1913
Box 20- Circa 1913
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig depicting Prussian General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg with the caption "Jetzt oder nie!" ("Now or never!"). The postcard commemorates the centenary of the Prussian uprising against…
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Postcard to Max Bredig from Bern, Switzerland, June 19, 1914
Box 20- 1914-Jun-19
Postcard from Bern, Switzerland, to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). The postcard features silhouette artwork created by the artist Félicien Philipp.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Switzerland--Bern, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Silhouettes
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Postcard to Max Bredig from Bern, Switzerland, June 19, 1914
Box 20- 1914-Jun-19
Postcard from Bern, Switzerland, to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). The postcard features silhouette artwork created by the artist Félicien Philipp.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Switzerland--Bern, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Silhouettes
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Postcard from Onkel Fritz to Max Bredig, August 16, 1914
Box 20- 1914-Aug-16
Postcard from Onkel Fritz to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Schluchsee, Germany.
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Postcard to Max Bredig, December 30, 1914
Box 20- 1914-Dec-30
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) featuring an illustration of solider with the caption "Hurrah".
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1915 postcard of Schönwald, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1915
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Schönwald, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Schönwald, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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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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Postcard from Rosa Bredig to Max Bredig, February 27, 1915
Box 20- 1915-Feb-27
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from his mother, Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). The postcard features a painting titled "Militärtaube auf Erkundungsflug" by Hans Rudolf Schulze. The postcard was issued by the…
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Postcard from Rosa Bredig to Max Bredig, March 7, 1915
Box 20- 1915-Mar-07
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from his mother, Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). The postcard features a painting of a Zeppelin airship with the Iron Cross by Hans Rudolf Schulze. The postcard was issued by the…
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Postcard from Onkel Fritz to Max Bredig, April 5, 1915
Box 20- 1915-Apr-05
Postcard from Onkel Fritz to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) featuring an illustration of Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934).
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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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Postcard to Max Bredig, sent from Heidelberg, Germany, 1915
Box 20- 1915-May-25
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), sent from Werner. The postcard features an image of an airship attack on Antwerp and was issued by the “Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein” (German Air Fleet Association).
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Postcard to Max Albert Bredig, June 18, 1915
Box 20- 1915-Jun-18
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), dated June 18, 1915. The postcard features a colored image of a granite rock formation known in Polish as Słonecznik, located in the Karkonosze (Giant) Mountains on the…
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Europe--Krkonoše
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Postcard to Max Bredig from Germany, July 1915
Box 20- 1915-Jul
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) featuring a painting of Samotnia Hut, located in Karkonosze (Giant Mountains).
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Europe--Krkonoše, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Postcard from Onkel Fritz to Max Bredig, February 5, 1916
Box 20- 1916-Feb-05
Postcard from "Onkel Fritz" to Max Bredig (1902-1977) featuring an image of Schmiedeberg in Riesengebirge (now Kowary, Poland).
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Postcard from Onkel Fritz to Max Bredig, March 1, 1916
Box 20- 1916-Mar-01
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The author signs his name as "Alter Onkel Fritz" (old uncle Fritz).
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Postcard to Max Bredig, August 29, 1916
Box 20- 1916-Jun-28
Postcard featuring an illustration of Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934), to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).
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Postcard to Max Bredig from Bad Schachen, Germany, August 14, 1916
Box 20- 1916-Aug-14
Postcard from Bad Schachen, Germany, sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).
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Postcard to Max Bredig and Marianne Homburger, December 31, 1916
Box 20- 1916-Dec-31
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) and his sister Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) featuring a portrait of General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937).
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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…
