Overview
- Description
- The Siegfried Geyerhahn correspondence consists of postcards and letters written between June 1938 and January 1939 by Siegfried Geyerhan, originally of Vienna, Austria. Geyerhahn was imprisoned in the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps for his involvement with the Freemasons. The majority of the correspondence was written from Dachau, but one letter, dated January 1939, was written from Buchenwald. Also includes an empty envelope.
- Date
-
creation:
1938 June-1939 January
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George Geyerhahn
- Collection Creator
- Siegfried Geyerhahn
- Biography
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Siegfried Geyerhahn spent time in Dachau concentration camp for his involvement with the Freemasons. He was the "Meister des Stuhl" or Master of the Chair of the Masonic lodge Zukunft (Future) in Vienna, Austria.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Postcards. Letters. Envelopes (Stationery) Correspondence.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Siegfried Geyerhahn corresponce is arranged in a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Personal Name
- Geyerhahn, Siegfried.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp) Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- George Geyerhahn donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:55:03
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501681
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Also in Siegfried Geyerhahn collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Siegfried Geyerhahn, who was persecuted for his membership in the Freemasons. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Siegfried Geyerhahn papers
Document
Photocopies of documents relating to the persecution and imprisonment of Siegfried Geyerhahn at Dachau and Buchenwald, and attempts of a Masonic lodge in London to assist him after his release. Also includes what appears to be Geyerhahn's own account of his imprisonment.
