Overview
- Description
- The Herman Fischer papers consists of correspondence, photographs, identification documents, and affidavits relating to the relatives of Herman Fischer. The correspondence was sent from Hungary, Austria, German, and France to Herman Fischer in Detroit, Michigan. The affidavits of support were issued by Herman Fischer on behalf of his relatives and friends. Some of the correspondence is between Herman Fischer in Detroit and the American Consul General in Switzerland regarding issuing visas before, during and after World War II. The photographs were taking in Detroit, Michigan, and during a trip to Hungary in 1938.
- Date
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creation:
circa 1929-1969
bulk: circa 1929-1947
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robin Reiner
Physical Details
- Extent
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3 folders
- System of Arrangement
- The Herman Fischer papers is arranged in a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- United States--Emigration and immigration. Families.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration. Hungary. Switzerland.
- Personal Name
- Fischer, Herman, 1879-1963. Fischer, Szofie. Fischer, Max. Fischer, Margit. Fischer, Dolly. Fischer, Mihaly. Fischer, Etel. Fischer, David. Frost, A. C. Kelly, Raymond J. Gemeiner, Otto, 1907- Gemeiner, Gabriele, 1913- Gemeiner family. Zsigmond, Weisz, 1903- Markovitz, Zoltán. Markovitz, Nelly. Baumgarten, Clara. Baumgarten, Theodor. Perlgrüner, Géza.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Robin Reiner donated the Herman Fischer papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010. Robin Reiner is the granddaughter of Herman Fischer.
- 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:
- 2023-02-24 13:37:10
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