Overview
- Description
- Consists of a typed copy of "The Legacy Project: A History of the Ahronheim/Less Family, Lüneburg, Germany" by Margaret McQuillan. The manuscript incorporates family history, archival documents, and photographs to describe the experiences of the Ahronheim and Less families, focusing on the experiences of Leopold Less, who was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen after Kristallnacht, his wife Anna, and his son Walter. Walter emigrated to the United States in 1934; his parents joined him in 1941. Also includes a copy of the family tree and a bound set of copies of primary source documents related to Leopold Less, mainly related to property confiscation in Lüneburg.
- Date
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inclusive:
1933-2012
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Margaret McQuillan
- Collection Creator
- Margaret McQuillan
Physical Details
- Extent
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2 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Donor retains copyright on "The Legacy Project." Other material 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
- Kristallnacht, 1938--Germany. Emigration and immigration--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions.
- Geographic Name
- Lüneburg (Germany)
- Corporate Name
- Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Margaret McQuillan donated the collection related to her father, Walter Less, to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-02 08:46:25
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