Advanced Search

Learn About The Holocaust

Special Collections

My Saved Research

Login

Register

Help

Skip to main content

Dave and Cathy Philips collection

Document | Accession Number: 2012.158.1

The Dave and Cathy Philips collection contains a German passport issued to David Israel Pepis which includes visas for Bolivia (1939), Paraguay (1940) and Palestine (August 27, 1945 with inscription "war refugee"); issued Vienna, Austria on December 21, 1939; in German, Spanish, and English. The collection also includes a document and photograph relating to Eric E. Hirshler which was found folded and tucked into the passport; dated circa 1950s; in English, pertaining to Hirshler's desire to work for the U.S. Department of State. Passport acquired by Harriet Jane Philips (donor's sister) who was a relief worker with UNRRA after the war.

Date
inclusive:  1939-1951
Language
German
English
Spanish
German
English
Genre/Form
Passports.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dave Philips

About This Document

System of Arrangement
The Dave and Cathy Philips collection is arranged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Geographic Name
Vienna (Austria)
Personal Name
Pepis, David.
Hirshler, Eric E.

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Acquired by Harriet Jane Philips (donor's sister). Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Dave and Cathy Philips.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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 13:38:42
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46429