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Peter Victor family collection

Collection
Collection Summary
The collection consists of artifacts, currency, documents, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Carl, Elsa, and Peter Victor in prewar Berlin, Germany, during World War II in Shanghai, China, where Carl and Elsa Victor passed away, and then to Peter after the war in Shanghai and following his emigration to the United States in 1947.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 and 1992 by Peter M. Victor, and in 1993, 1994, and 2004 by Arleen Tievsky, executor of the Estate of Peter M. Victor.
Date
approximately 1900-approximately 1991
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Central Bank of China, 5000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.62

Geography
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
issue:  1947
received:  1947
Central Bank of China, 5000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Central Bank of China, 1000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.63

Geography
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
issue:  1945
received:  1945-1947
Central Bank of China, 1000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Central Bank of China, 1000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.64

Geography
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
issue:  1945
received:  1945-1947
Central Bank of China, 1000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.65

Geography
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
issue:  1940
received:  1940-1947
Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.66

Geography
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
issue:  1940
received:  1940-1947
Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Central Bank of China, 100 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.67

Geography
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
issue:  1944
received:  1944-1947
Central Bank of China, 100 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Shanghai Jewish Chronicle clipping

Document | Accession Number: 1990.114.71

Shanghai Jewish Chronicle clipping
canceled British postage stamp acquired by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.73

Geography
issue: Great Britain
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
received:  approximately 1941 August 27
issue:  1937-1941
canceled British postage stamp acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Peter and Berta Victor papers

Document | Accession Number: 1990.114.74

Date
inclusive:  circa 1900-1991
Peter and Berta Victor papers
Souvenir booklet of 10 stamps for Berlin synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht

Object | Accession Number: 1994.A.0076.2

Geography
issue: Berlin (Germany)
publication: Berlin (Germany)
Date
issue:  1949
Souvenir booklet of 10 stamps for Berlin synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht
Laced leather billfold with a painted harbor owned by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.2

Geography
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
received:  after 1938-before 1947 December
Laced leather billfold with a painted harbor owned by a German Jewish refugee
Blue leather clutch with a floral design used by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.3

Geography
received: Berlin (Germany)
Date
received:  before 1939
Blue leather clutch with a floral design used by a German Jewish refugee
Brown leather briefcase brought by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.4

Geography
received: Berlin (Germany)
Date
received:  before 1938
Brown leather briefcase brought by a German Jewish refugee
Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.5

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
use:  after 1938
Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.6

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
use:  after 1938
Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
White satin yarmulke owned by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.10

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
use:  after 1938
White satin yarmulke owned by a German Jewish refugee
White satin yarmulke with a button owned by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.11

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
use:  after 1938
White satin yarmulke with a button owned by a German Jewish refugee
Black cloth cap owned by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.12

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
use:  after 1938
Black cloth cap owned by a German Jewish refugee
Crocheted tablecloth and replacement thread saved by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.13 a-b

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
use:  after 1938
Crocheted tablecloth and replacement thread saved by a German Jewish refugee
Green wool blanket acquired by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.14

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
received:  approximately 1945 August
Crocheted tablecloth pattern in 4 pieces saved by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.15 a-d

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
use:  after 1938
Blue striped tallit with an embroidered neckband owned by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.16

Geography
received: United States
Date
received:  after 1948
Blue striped tallit with an embroidered neckband owned by a German Jewish refugee
Blue velvet tallit pouch with an embroidered monogram owned by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.17

Geography
use: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
Date
use:  approximately 1939
Blue velvet tallit pouch with an embroidered monogram owned by a German Jewish refugee
Engraved silver cigarette case with box owned by a German Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.18 a-b

Geography
received: Shanghai (China)
Date
received:  approximately 1947 December
Engraved silver cigarette case with box owned by a German Jewish refugee
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