Overview
- Description
- The Friedrich and Ruth Frankenthal papers consist of birth, marriage, and American naturalization certificates for Fred and Ruth Frankenthal; a German passport (stamped with a “J”) for Fred and Robert Frankenthal; and a photograph album with photographs and family trees tracing the Frankenthal family and their Frankenthal, Herz, and Ephraim ancestors from Moisling, Braunschweig, and Hamburg back to the beginning of the 19th century and tracing their Leon ancestors from Hagenow back to 17th century rabbi Abraham Abele Gombiner.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1875-2002
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert Frankenthal
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert P. Frankenthal - Collection Creator
- Friedrich J. Frankenthal
Ruth Frankenthal
Robert P. Frankenthal - Biography
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Friedrich (Fred) Joseph Frankenthal (1889-1963) was born in Hamburg to Jacob and Helene Frankenthal.
Ruth Frankenthal (1899-1959) was born in Braunschweig to Hugo and Betti Herz. She married Friedrich Frankenthal in Berlin in 1924,
Robert Frankenthal was born in Berlin in 1930 to Friedrich and Ruth Frankenthal. His family immigrated to the United States in 1938 and settled in New York.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Passport. Photo albums. Certificates.
- Extent
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3 folders
1 box
- System of Arrangement
- The Friedrich and Ruth Frankenthal papers are arranged as two series: I. Biographical materials, 1900-1944, II. Photograph album, approximately 1875-2002
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Robert Frankenthal donated the Friedrich and Ruth Frankenthal papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988, 1989, and 2003. The accessions formerly cataloged as 1989.15.1, 2003.152.1, and 2003.434.1 have been incorporated into this collection.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Primary Number
- 1988.26.2
- Record last modified:
- 2023-04-11 09:25:41
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn186383
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