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Franz Gerhard Back papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2019.588.1

Overview

Description: The Franz Gerhard Back papers include documents, correspondence, report cards. university records, baptismal certificates, and immigration papers documenting Frank Back, his parents, Anton and Wilhelmine (Minna) Back, and his grandparents, Ignatz and Julie Sommer and Ignatz and Katharina Back.
Date: inclusive: 1891-1938
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Joan Geary
Collection Creator: Frank Back
Biography: Dr. Frank Back (1908-1990) was born Franz Gerhard Back on August 27, 1908 in Vienna, Austria to Anton and Minna Back. Anton Back (1875-1953) was born in Jessenitz, Austria (now Jesenice, Czech Republic), and Minna Back (1886-1960) was born Wilhelmine Sommer in Prague, Czech Republic. The Back family immigrated to the United States in 1939, arriving in New York via Cherbourg aboard the Deutschland.

Physical Details

Language: German Czech English
Extent: 3 folders
System of Arrangement: The Franz Gerhard Back papers are not arranged.

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of the material(s) in this collection. 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.
Copyright Holder: Ms. Joan Geary

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Jewish families--Austria--Vienna.
Geographic Name: United States--Emigration and immigration--20th century.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Joan Geary donated the Franz Gerhard Back papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019. Joan Geary is a family friend of Franz Back.

Record last modified:: 2024-04-01 11:42:44
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