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Fritzler family papers

Document | Accession Number: 1998.104

The Fritzler family papers consists of biographical materials and emigration and immigration files documenting Walter, Agnes, and Geoffrey Fritzers education and work experiences in anticipation of their emigration. The collection also includes photographic material of Walter, Agnes, and Geoffrey.

Biographical materials include a birth certificate for Geoffrey, marriage certificate for Walter and Agnes, and a death certificate for Agnes. This series also includes a Declaration of Inheritance from Geoffrey
Fritzler.

Emigration and immigration files include education and work papers Walter and Agnes collected in preparation for emigrating from Germany and responses from aid organizations regarding the family’s attempts to leave Germany.

Photographic materials include three individual photographs of Walter, Agnes, and Geoffrey Fritzler

Date
inclusive:  1923-1959
Language
German
English
Extent
7 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Geoffrey and Barbara Fritzler

About This Document

Document Creator
Fritzler family
Biography
Walter Fritzler (b. 1881) was born in Arnsberg, Germany and attended school in 1939 to become a butler. He married Agnes Ephraim (1890-1959), born in Posen to Leo Ephraim, in 1923 and they have one son, Gerhard. Agnes was an orthopedic gymnast and worked with various medical facilities providing medical gymnastic services. Gerhard (now Geoffrey) Fritzler (b. 1924), was born in Breslau, Germany. Geoffrey was able to go to England on a Kindertransport in December 1938. Walter and Agnes survived the war in Germany on false papers.
System of Arrangement
The Fritzler papers are arranged as three series:
Series 1: Biographical materials, 1905-1959
Series 2: Emigration and immigration materials, 1937-1945
Series 3: Photographic materials, approximately 1900-1940

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Geoffrey and Barbara Fritzler donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 13:38:12
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