Overview
- Description
- The Knopf family collection consists of documents related to the Holocaust experiences of Oswald, Frieda, and Jeanette Knopf, originally of Vienna, Austria. Includes Oswald and Frieda Knopf's pre-war papers, including the marriage certificate for Frieda's parents, Jeanette Winter and Solomon Wolfer (1901), Oswald's pre-World War I military papers, schooling papers, their ketubah, and a copy of their Viennese marriage certificate. Also includes immigration paperwork, Oswald and Frieda Knopf's 1938-1939 Reisepasses, a health certification for boat travel, a 1939 immigration card for their daughter, Jeanette Knopf, naturalization papers, and correspondence regarding alien registration.
- Date
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inclusive:
1902-1942
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jackie Fishman
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Knopf family collection is arranged in a single series.
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
- Geographic Name
- Austria. Vienna (Austria)
- Personal Name
- Knopf, Oswald, 1888- Knopf, Frieda, 1887- Knopf, Jeanette, 1925-
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Jackie Fishman donated the Knopf family collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in March 2010. Jackie Fishman is the granddaughter of Oswald and Frieda Knopf.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-10-12 11:00:35
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