Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Leather pouch that was originally used for travel documents.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carole Kornreich
Physical Details
- Classification
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Containers
- Category
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Cases
- Object Type
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Document containers (aat)
- Physical Description
- dimensions are of portfolio open
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 9.449 inches (24 cm) | Width: 10.236 inches (25.999 cm) | Depth: 0.591 inches (1.501 cm)
- Materials
- overall : leather, cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The pouch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Carole Kornreich, daughter of Lisbeth Modley Kornreich.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-10-26 13:14:34
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The collection consists of documents, correspondence, papers, magazine clippings and photographs related to William and Augusta (Lipiner) Modley and their daughter Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich [donor's mother]. Also includes Augusta's recipe book and fashion sketches, and Lisbeth's leather travel documents pouch. Additional materials from other relatives includes letters (with English translations) from Karl Linder and letters and a selection of wartime diary entries from Hans Zehetner, who survived the war in Vienna. Also includes the donor's audio recorded interview w/her mother Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich, from 1981-1984 and a partial transcript of the interview.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
Object
Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Fashion drawing
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Fashion sketch drawn by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Cardboard portfolio
Object
Portfolio used to house fashion sketches made de by Augusta (Lipiner) Modley, the mother of Lisbeth (Modley) Kornreich.
Lisbeth Modley Kornreich papers
Document
The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Lisbeth Modley Kornreich and her parents Augusta and Wilhelm Modley of Vienna, Austria. Included are biographical materials, immigration papers, correspondence, writings, and photographs regarding their pre-war lives in Vienna and emigration from Austria. Also included is a copy of Augusta’s sister Nellie Zehetner’s (née Lipiner) husband Hans Zehetner’s wartime diary. Biographical materials include Lisbeth’s birth certificate and gymnasium and university papers; Augusta’s German passport and a document stating that Augusta added Sara to her name; and Wilhelm’s Viennese driver’s license and German passport. Immigration papers consist of Augusta and Lisbeth’s inventory from their emigration from Vienna in 1941, a postcard from the SS Mouzinho, and letters to Wilhelm in London from the Jewish Refugees Committee regarding loans. Correspondence consists of a 1941 letter to Lisbeth from the American Red Cross regarding the whereabouts of Alexander Gregor Rauch Lewandowski; wartime letters to Augusta from her friend Mizzi, along with donor-provided transcriptions and translations; wartime letters to Augusta, Wilhelm, and Lisbeth from Augusta’s sister Martha Linder (née Lipiner) husband Karl Linder, who survived the Holocaust in the Netherlands; and donor-provided transcription/translation of restitution correspondence of Wilhelm’s. Writings include Augusta’s clippings of fashion designs, Augusta’s cookbook she brought with her when she immigrated to the United States, a transcript of an oral history interview with Lisbeth, and a copy of Augusta’s sister Nellie Zehetner’s (née Lipiner) husband Hans Zehetner’s wartime diary. The diary was written in 1941-1942 and the copy was sent to Augusta in October 1945. Photographs include pre-war depictions of Augusta, Wilhelm, and Lisbeth Modley, Lisbeth in a production of You Never Can Tell, Lisbeth’s gymnasium graduation class, and a post-war photograph of William, Augusta, and Augusta’s sisters Martha and Nellie.
Oral history interview with Lisbeth Modley Kornreich
Oral History
