Overview
- Brief Narrative
- German typewriter with case brought with Leon and Olga Thau when they emigrated from Germany to the United States with their young sons, Felix and Benjamin.
- Geography
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received:
Germany
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Felix Thau
Physical Details
- Classification
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Office Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Writing materials
- Object Type
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Typewriters (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Typewriter with case
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm)
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish refugees--United States--Biography.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The typewriter and case were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Judge Felix Thau, the son of Leon and Olga Thau.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:55:06
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn90834
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Also in Leon and Olga Thau family collection
The collection consists of a typewriter and case, documents, photographs, and written testimony relating to the experiences of the family of Leon and Olga Thau and their sons Felix and Benjamin before the Holocaust in Germany and during and after World War II in the United States.
Date: 1920-2004
Thau family papers
Document
Consists of family photographs, post-war documents, and written testimony related to the Holocaust and post-war experiences of the family of Leon and Olga Thau. Includes pre-war family photographs; documents regarding the birth of two of their sons, Felix and Benjamin, in Germany; and the family's emigration and naturalization in the United States. Also includes testimony written by Felix Thau about his mother's passing in 2004 and a collection of poems entitled "Holocaust Reverberations."
