Overview
- Description
- The Stephanie Mayer collection consists of three photographs with inscriptions. The photographs show Stephanie Pringheim Mayer with friends on board the MS St. Louis in May 1939.
- Date
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inclusive:
1939 May
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ann Behrendt
- Collection Creator
- Stephanie Mayer
- Biography
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Stephanie Mayer (1894-1974), also known as Stephanie (Stef) Meyer, was born on December 20, 1894 in Breslau, Germany. Her parents were Emil (b. January 19, 1861) and Anna Pringsheim (December 28, 1871-1925). Her sister was Hildegard Edith Behrendt (September 20, 1898-1991). Stephanie Mayer sailed on the MS St. Louis and she disembarked in France. She eventually immigrated to South Africa. She married Dr. Paul Meyer and they had a daughter, Gerda Adler. She married Samuel Mayer, and they had a daughter, Lora Hannah Mayer. Stephanie Mayer died in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 14, 1974.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Stephanie Mayer collection is arranged in a single series.
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
- Jewish refugees. Refugees. United States--Emigration and immigration. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
- Personal Name
- Mayer, Stephanie, 1894-1974.
- Corporate Name
- St. Louis (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Ann Behrendt donated the Stephanie Mayer collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000.
- 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 14:24:34
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523808
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