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Edna H. Greene collection

Document | Accession Number: 1996.A.0514

The Edna H. Greene collection consists of correspondence between her parents, Louis Bissinger and Frieda Bissinger, while her father was interned on the Isle of Man, dated 1940-1941. Identification documents for Louis and Frieda Bissingerare also included.

Date
inclusive:  1940-1942
Language
German
English
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Telegrams.
Identification documents.
Extent
6 folders

About This Document

Document Creator
Bissinger family
Biography
Louis “Lutz” Bissinger was born on December 23, 1902 in Ichenhausen, Germany to Max Moses Bissinger (1859-1929) and Jetta Bissinger (1860-1932). Frieda Bissinger was born Frieda Friedmann on March 21, 1911 in Nuremberg, Germany to Hermann Friedmann (1878-1931) and Ella Friedmann (1875-1944). Louis and Frieda Bissinger married and had a daughter, Edna Henriette Bissinger (later Edna Henriette Greene). Louis Bissinger was interned on the Isle of Man. Louis Bissinger died on April 8, 1973 in New York, New York. Frieda Bissinger died on February 18, 1993 in New York, New York.
System of Arrangement
The Edna H. Greene collection is arranged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Edna H. Greene donated the Edna H. Greene collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996.
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
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 15:02:46
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