Overview
- Description
- The Robert S. Tullman collection consists of two scrapbooks and a photograph album relating to the career of operatic performer and cantor Robert S. Tullman (Tulmann). The scrapbooks include articles and announcements of his performances in German, 1925-1930. The photograph album contains photographs of Tullman in various performances, as well as photographs of Robert S. Tullman and his wife in the United States, circa 1930s-1940s.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1925-1940
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Renee Wehrmann
- Collection Creator
- Robert S. Tullman
- Biography
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Robert S. Tullman (Tulmann) was an operatic performer in Germany but was dismissed from the opera house in Weisbaden, Germany. He sought refuge in Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Paris. While in Paris, Tullman met his future wife and they escaped Europe via Marseille, France. They eventually arrived in Detroit, Michigan where he served as a cantor.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Extent
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1 box
1 book enclosure
1 oversize box
- System of Arrangement
- The Robert S. Tullman collection is arranged in two series.
Series 1. Photograph album, 1930s-1940s
Series 2. Scrapbooks, circa 1925-1930
Rights & Restrictions
- 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
- Musicians--Germany. Opera. Jewish refugees. Jews--Germany. Refugees. Wedding. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration. Germany.
- Personal Name
- Tullman, Robert S.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Renee Wehrmann donated the Robert S. Tullman collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007.
- 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 14:18:20
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