Frank Saalfeld: Family papers
Extent and Medium
37 folders
Creator(s)
- Saalfeld, Frank
Biographical History
The Saalfeld family came from Berlin. It is thought that the name derives from the town of the same name in Thuringia. Frank's father, Ulrich, and grandfather were dermatologists. His grandfather was quite eminent in the field. Shortly after Hitler's rise to power Ulrich Saalfeld was offered a job in Tehran to run a faculty of medicine and dermatology and to also take on a post at a 1000 bed hospital. His wife, Margarethe, was not keen on going so she went to London then New York in an attempt to find him similar work for her husband in those cities. However since Ulrich didn't want to have to re-take his examinations he opted to stay put and his wife eventually met him out there. They remained there until the early 1960s when he retired and then moved to London, where their son Frank was living. They converted to the Presbyterian faith- there was a significant presence in Tehran established by Americans. They had their son, Frank, baptised into the faith. Margarethe Saalfeld worked for a short time as a teacher in the American Mission school in Tehran. She was also secretary to the German Cultural Attaché in Tehran. She was responsible for the preparation and organisation of Konrad Adenauer's first visit to Iran under the Shah in the early 1950s
Acquisition
family papers
Scope and Content
This collection comprises the following folders: (1868/1) birth and death certificates, residency permit and British embassy Tehran registration certificates, 1876-1945; (1868/2) correspondence to Margarethe from various correspondents, 1911-1926; (1868/3) correspondence to Margarethe from various correspondents, 1913-1924; (1868/4) correspondence to Margarethe from various correspondents, 1914-1933; (1868/5) correspondence to Margarethe from her sister, Hanna, 1918-1925; (1868/6) correspondence to Margarethe from Ruth Dammann, 1918-1932; 1868/7 correspondence between Margarethe and Hanna, 1919-1984; (1868/8) correspondence to Margarethe from various correspondents, 1919-1925; (1868/9) correspondence to Margarethe from various correspondents, 1922-1946; (1868/10) correspondence to Margarethe from Ulrich Saalfeld, 1923-1933; (1868/11) correspondence to Ulrich from Margarethe, 1923; (1868/12) correspondence to Margarethe from Ulrich, 1923; (1868/13) papers re Johanna Borkenau-Pollak, death certificate Adele Saalfeld 1940, various photos, miscellaneous correspondence 1931-1952, 1923-1957; (1868/14) correspondence to Margarethe and Ulrich from Hanna, 1926-1936; (1868/15) correspondence to Margarethe from various correspondents, 1926-1930; (1868/16) correspondence to Ulrich and Margarethe from Ulrich's parents, 1926-1928; (1868/17) correspondence to Margarethe from Ulrich, 1926-1928; (1868/18) correspondence from Margarethe and Ulrich to parents, 1926-1929; (1868/19) correspondence from Margarethe to Ulrich, 1926-1929; (1868/20) correspondence to Margarethe and Ulrich from various correspondents, 1925-1946; (1868/21) correspondence to Margarethe and Ulrich from parents and Hanna, 1928-1930; (1868/22) correspondence to Margarethe and Ulrich from Hanna, 1929-1930; (1868/23) correspondence from Margarethe and Ulrich to her parents, 1929-1930; (1868/24) correspondence to Margarethe and Ulrich from Hanna, 1930-1931; (1868/25) correspondence to Margarethe from Peter, 1933-1951; (1868/26) correspondence from Hanna to Margarethe and Ulrich 1940-1951, correspondence from family and friends to Margarethe 1933-1934, correspondence Ulrich (Tehran) to Margarethe 1933-1934; (1868/27) correspondence from Margarethe to parents and correspondence with Ulrich, 1933-1950; (1868/28) general correspondence arranged alphabetically, 1934-1935; (1868/29) correspondence from Margarethe whilst traveling, 1938-1975; (1868/30) general correspondence, 1930s; (1868/31) miscellaneous material including Ehrenkreuz fuer Eltern awarded to Adele Saalfeld; (1868/32) miscellaneous papers including correspondence between Margarethe and Hanna 1924-1925, Ulrich and Margarethe's wedding dinner menu, Ulrich's id card, doctorate and CV, Margarethe's job specification as secretary to department of culture; (1868/33) miscellaneous correspondence, 1940-1980; (1868/34) correspondence between Hanna and Margarethe and Ulrich, 1951-1961; (1868/35) correspondence of Margarethe including various correspondents, 1950s-1960s; (1868/36) Hanna Borkenau née Meyer- publications on art work and essay on travelling; (1868/37) miscellaneous material including papers on Simon Farzami
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System of Arrangement
Chronological by family member
Conditions Governing Access
Open
People
- Saalfeld, Margarethe Franziska
- Saalfeld, Erwin Ulrich Wolfgang
- Saalfeld, Frank
Subjects
- Immigration
- Holocaust
- Refugees
- Persecution
- Jews
Places
- Teheran
- Iran
- Germany [pre 1871 & over several eras]
- Berlin