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Nachlass Luise Wetter (1917-1991)

Document | Accession Number: 2017.89.1 | RG Number: RG-58.043

Private papers of Luise Wetter (1917-1991), a Swiss aid worker for refugee children during and after the war, including Jewish children from Vienna in the Pestalozzi children's home (1945 to 1947). The collection consists of biographical materials of Luise Wetter, a resume, personal documents and photographs; correspondence and letters from supervised children from Vienna and Nice; letters from Ida Koplik; "thank you" letters to Martin Wetter (Luise's brother); photographs relating to aid to refugee children, their activities in the Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (SRK) children's camps in Vienna and Nice, Langenhard, and the Villa "Alpgut" in Winterthur; and recommendations concerning the return of children to their home countries or the prolongation of their stay in Switzerland.

Alternate Title
Luise Wetter papers
Date
inclusive:  1917-1991
Language
German
French
Genre/Form
Albums.
Correspondence.
Letters.
Photographs.
Postcards.
Resumes.
Extent
614 digital images : PDF ; 63.0 MB .

About This Document

Document Creator
Luise Wetter
Biography
Luise Wetter (1917-1991) was a teacher and aid worker in Switzerland for refugee children during and after the war..
System of Arrangement
Arranged in two series: 1. Biographical materials of Luise Wetter; 2. Letters and photographs documenting activities in children's camps.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Source of acquisition is the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ), Switzerland; Archival signature: NL Luise Wetter. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in March 2017.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Users are required to complete a User Declaration in order to gain access to the collection.
Conditions on Use
No publication and copies of the records and finding aids to the 3rd party users without the written permission from the Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ). The Museum may not transfer the materials or duplicate records thereof or any of the finding aids to any third party, except as permitted in the Cooperation Contract, Article II paragraph 5 herein or as otherwise permitted in writing by the AfZ. The Museum may not publish the reproduction material or finding aid on the Internet, World Wide Web, or any publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the AfZ. Contact afz@history.gess.ethz.ch.

Copyright Holder
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 09:18:57
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