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Siegfried Geyerhahn correspondence

Document | Accession Number: 1997.A.0151

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
Language
German
Genre/Form
Postcards.
Letters.
Envelopes (Stationery)
Correspondence.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George Geyerhahn

About This Document

Document Creator
Siegfried Geyerhahn
Biography
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.
System of Arrangement
The Siegfried Geyerhahn corresponce is arranged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

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.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2021-11-23 16:01:11
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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.

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