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Fred S. Gichner correspondence

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0078

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Overview

Description: The Fred S. Gichner correspondence contains letters and telegrams documenting Gichner’s help in supporting the American immigration of the families of his European cousins, Maurice (Moritz) and David Bronner, largely facilitated by the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS).
Date: inclusive: 1938-1949
bulk: 1938-1941
Collection Creator: Fred S. Gichner
Biography: Fred S. Gichner (1870-1956) was born in Bielitz, Austria (now Bielsko-Biała, Poland) and was trained in ornamental ironwork in Vienna. He immigrated to the United States in the late 1880s, and established the Fred S. Gichner Iron Works in Washington, D.C. During the late 1930s and early 1940s he provided affidavits and financial assistance to help relatives in Europe immigrate to the United States.

Physical Details

Language: English German
Extent: 7 folders
System of Arrangement: The Fred S. Gichner correspondence is arranged as a single series: I. Fred S. Gichner correspondence, 1938-1949 (bulk 1938-1941)

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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: Jewish refugees--Belgium--Antwerp. Jewish refugees--Palestine. Jewish refugees--Portugal--Lisbon. Jewish refugees--United States.
Geographic Name: Antwerp (Belgium) Lisbon (Portugal) United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Judith and Max Bernhardt donated Fred S. Gichner correspondence to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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