Hepner and Cahn: family papers

Identifier
WL1206
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71010
Dates
1 Jan 1874 - 31 Jan 1959
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

Donated 1995

Donor: Mrs Jacobs and Mrs Cahn

Scope and Content

This collection of papers consists primarily of original (and some copy) correspondence between friends and relatives of the Cahn Hepner family. Käthe Ruth Cahn-Hepner (1924-2019) and Mrs Jacobs-Hepner, the depositors of this collection, are the daughters of Fritz and Leonie Cahn, German Jews who spent the war years in Switzerland. The depositors provided brief notes about most of the correspondents, many of whom perished in the Holocaust. This information has been incorporated into the descriptions below, along with information from additional sources, which sheds further light on their fate. In addition, there are miscellaneous writings and some newspaper cuttings [1206/2/1-2]. Many of the letters have been annotated (probably by the depositors) with information relating to the correspondents' identity and/ or fate.

System of Arrangement

The material has been arranged alphabetically according to correspondent. Copy correspondence (mostly between family members) is described separately [1206/1/1-31].

Conditions Governing Access

Open

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.