Goldmann family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

Correspondence, documents, and related materials concerning Kurt Goldmann pertaining to his life in Germany from his birth in 1921 through his emigration in 1939, his experiences as a newly arrived immigrant to the U.S. as a student at Penn State University and membership in the Phi Sigma Delta fraternity, his Army service during WWII, and post-war experiences as a naturalized American. Included as well are items pertaining to his parents Paul and Hedwig (Hede) Goldmann and their emigration from Germany to England and then to the U.S. and family records prior to and during the Nazi era including personal papers and commercial documents from the family business, some of which date to the late nineteenth century. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Richard Goldmann, Nancy Goldmann Peller, and Hilary Goldmann, the children of Kurt Goldmann.