Hildegard Vicktor papers

Identifier
irn184256
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.531.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

7

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Hildegard (Hilde) Vicktor (1909-2012) was born in Böchingen, Germany, just outside Landau, to wine merchant Eugene Kern (1877-1935) and his wife, Isabella (nee Michel, 1885-1950) from Edesheim. In 1933 Hilde married cattle dealer Karl Vicktor (1906-1975) from Spiesen. Their daughter Ruth was born in St. Ingbert in 1934. Hilde immigrated to the United States in 1936 with her husband, daughter, and mother-in-law (Klara Vicktor, 1878-1955) and settled in Brooklyn. Hilde’s mother joined them later that year.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Goldberg

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Ruth Goldberg donated the Hildegard Vicktor papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.

Scope and Content

The Hildegard Vicktor papers consist of family trees; correspondence tracing Hilde’s aunt Berthilde Kern Kohler; a history of the Jewish community of Landau in der Pfalz; photocopies of birth, marriage, and death certificates for Karl and Hilde Vicktor and Isabella Kern; two photographs of the Vicktor, Kern, and Michel families; an article about Kristallnacht in Landau; an article about Hilde’s cousin Werner Michel; memorial remarks by the mayor of Landau in 1987; and Hilde’s brief account of her return visits to Germany.

System of Arrangement

The Hildegard Vicktor papers are arranged as a single series: Series 1: Hildegard Vicktor papers, approximately 1910-2013

Subjects

Genre

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.