Letter from H. G. Ollendorff, Inc. to Georg Bredig, April 8, 1940
- 1940-Apr-08
Letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from H.G. Ollendorff Inc. The letter informs Bredig that his things have arrived in Holland and should arrive at his residence soon.
When Bredig fled from Germany he took care to pack his correspondence, books, photographs, and scientific notes and ship it to the Van't Hoff Library in the Netherlands. Bredig knew that these records were important pieces of scientific history and feared if he left them in Germany they would be destroyed by the Nazi party. Georg Bredig never lived to be reunited with his possessions. They were not able to be sent to the the Bredig family until after World War II in 1946. In 2019 the collection was acquired by the Science History Institute.
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“Letter from H. G. Ollendorff, Inc. to Georg Bredig, April 8, 1940,” April 8, 1940. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 8, Folder 9. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/sbs498a.
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(Company Letterhead)
8. April 1940
Herrn Prof. Dr. Georg Bredig
420 Lexington Ave.
c/o Vanadium Corp. of America
New York City.
Sehr geehrter Herr Professor:
Wir erhielten soeben die Nachricht von Holland, dass Ihre Kisten inzwischen in Holland eingetroffen sind.
Wir nehmen an, dass einer Absendung Ihrer Sachen nun nichts mehr im Wege steht und dieselben hoffentlich recht bald hier ankommen. Es waren noch einige Formalitaeten vor der Verladung zu erledigen, die aber hoffentlich von Holland aus inzwischen geschehen sind.
Sobald wir weitere Nachrichten haben kommen wird Ihnen naeher.
Hochachtungsvoll
H.G. OLLENDORFF INC.
H.G. OLLENDORFF Pres.
CM/lr.
(Company Letterhead)
April 8, 1940
Professor Dr. Georg Bredig
420 Lexington Ave.
c/o Vanadium Corp. of America
New York City
Dear Professor,
We have just received news from Holland that your boxes have meanwhile arrived in Holland.
We assume that nothing is preventing the delivery of your things and that they will hopefully arrive here very soon. There were still some formalities to address before loading, but hopefully they have been taken care of concurrently in Holland.
As soon as we have more news, we will be in touch.
Respectfully,
H.G. OLLENDORFF INC.
H.G. OLLENDORFF Pres.
CM/lr.
