James and Hedy Reeds collection

Identifier
irn36293
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.381
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 2007
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

oversize folder

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1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of James and Hedy Reeds

James and Hedy Reeds donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on April 21, 2008.

Scope and Content

Consists of two large original pre-war portraits, one each of Esther Laub Neumann and of Markus Neumann, the parents of Hedy Neumann Reeds. The Neumanns perished in the Holocaust. Also includes copies of 35 pre-war photographs, some on album pages, of the Neumann family in Poland, and one copy of a photograph of James Reeds, who was part of the "Monuments Men," who investigated and discovered Nazi-looted art. In the photograph, Dr. Reeds is seen examining a discovered painting. He received a 2007 National Humanities Medal as a member of that group.

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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.