Overview
- Description
- Consists of correspondence, documents, and photographs related to the Kollander family, originally of Leipzig, Germany. The bulk of the collection is related to Max Kollander, who emigrated to the United States in 1926, including correspondence with family in Germany, affidavits to get his parents to the United States, and telegrams from 1938-1939 after the Kristallnacht arrest of Max's brother Leo. The entire family was eventually able to leave Germany and survived the war.
- Date
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inclusive:
1917-1971
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mel Kollander
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Telegrams. Correspondence. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 box
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
- Kristallnacht, 1938. United States--Emigration and immigration. German--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
- Geographic Name
- Leipzig (Germany) Germany.
- Personal Name
- Kollander, Max. Kollander, Leo.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Mel Kollander donated donated the Kollander family collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-11 08:24:54
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn50113
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