Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of newspapers, a poster/newspaper insert, and seven stamps with a portrait of Adolf Hitler issued in Nazi Germany in 1938-1939. Collected by William (Bill) F. Hayden (donor's father) while he studied German in Frankfurt, Germany. Upon completion of his studeis, he returned to the United States in 1939.
- Date
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inclusive:
1938-1939
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Margaret Hayden
- Collection Creator
- William F. Hayden
- Biography
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From 1938 to 1939, William (Bill) F. Hayden studied German at the university in Frankfurt, Germany, and earned a Master's degree. Following the completion of his academic program, he toured the country. While in Munich, Germany, he met Marie Gräfin von Geldern-Egmond, and they married in May 1939. They returned to the United States in 1939. Bill and Marie had a daughter, Margaret.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Stamps. Newspapers.
- Extent
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1 oversize box
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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.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Margaret A. Hayden.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:07:04
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Also in William F. Hayden collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of William F. Hayden as an American student studying in Germany in the 1930s, as well as materials concerning Hayden's family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
William F. Hayden papers
Document
The papers consist of one document issued to Karl Graf von Geldern-Egmontd [donor's grandfather] documenting his non-Jewish heritage, a United States passport issued to and used by William Hayden [donor's father] during his studies and travel in Germany from 1938 to 1939, a card issued to William Hayden for participation in lecture and language courses at the Marburger Ferienkurse in 1937, a card issued to William Hayden for German-Nordic week at Akademische Auslandsstelle Marburg, and a postcard sent to William Hayden in 1938 regarding his studies. Accretion: Collection of photographic prints documenting Munich, preparations for a Nazi parade, Irene and Marie-Antoinette von Geldern-Egmond (donor's grandmother and mother), Irene's daughter-in-law Mauni, and a telegram envelope sent to William Hayden at Ohmstrasse 15, which is where the von-Geldern-Egmond pension was located.