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Gustav Spitzer letters

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.0019

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Overview

Description: The Gustav Spitzer letters contain correspondence sent to Gustav Spitzer while he was living in Chicago from 1938-1939. The letters come from Vienna and Prague, all from Jewish citizens with the same surname of Spitzer. Though they have no relation to Gustav, they are requesting that he assist them in granting them affidavits so they may immigrate to the United States. The letters show the desperation and discrimination that Jews were facing at this time in Austria and Czechoslovakia, that they would explore any possibility to escape their conditions.
Date: inclusive: 1938-1939
Collection Creator: Gustav Spitzer
Biography: Gustav Spitzer lived in Chicago in the late 1930’s. Though his last name was Spitzer, he was unrelated to any of the people from he received letters from at this time.

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Correspondence. Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Gustav Spitzer letters are arranged as 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

Topical Term: Jews--Persecutions--Austria. Austria--Emigration and immigration. Czechoslovakia--Emigration and immigration.
Geographic Name: Chicago (Ill.) Vienna (Austria) Prague (Czech Republic) United States--Emigration and immigration.
Personal Name: Spitzer, Gustav. Spitzer, Alfred. Spitzer, Berta. Spitzer, Erika. Spitzer, Heinrein. Spitzer, Alice. Spitzer, Josef. Spitzer, Marie. Spitzer, Hana. Kellerman, Martha.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Harvey Share donated the photocopies of the letters in 1993. Elizabeth Morrison donated the original letters on July 2, 2001, which was accessioned as 2002.171. This latter accession was unified into 1995.A.0019.
Related Materials: Legacy Accession Number: 2002.171
Primary Number: 1995.A.0019

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