Marx family documents

Identifier
WL1413
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 69968
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Jan 1941
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

The son (the depositor), Robert Miller (formerly Marx), came to Great Britain in 1937 to attend school. His parents, Ludwig and Regina, left in 1939, the father having been incarcerated at Dachau in November 1938, from where he was released on the understanding that he would leave Germany for the USA, where a distant cousin ofthe mother had given an affidavit of support. It was on the strength of this that they received British (6 month) transit visas. The war stopped all further migration so their US visas were never acted upon. The whole family became naturalised British citizens in 1947, but in 1952 economic circumstances forced the parents to return to Germany whilst the son remained in Great Britain.

Acquisition

Donated November 2001

Donor: Robert Miller

Scope and Content

This collection of papers consists of the immigration documentation of a German Jewish family who emigrated to Great Britain in the 1930s. The collection consists of paperwork generated by the British and American immigration authorities and documentation brought from Germany by the Marx family members.

/1:Immigration paperwork re Ludwig Marx, 1939-1941

/2: Immigration paperwork re Regina Marx, 1939-1941

/3: Immigration paperwork re Robert Marx, 1939-1941

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

Subjects

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.