Ernst Meyer family collection

Identifier: irn39174
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Marion Rosley.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ernst Meyer [Mejer], his wife Ilse Seidler, and their children, Marion and Werner, who fled Krefeld, Germany, for the United States in December 1938.

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Meyer family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn47145
- English
- 1903-1969
- folders oversize box 5 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Documents and photographs illustrating the experiences of Ernst Meyer, his wife Ilse Seidler, and their children Marion and Werner, and Ilse's mother, Marta Seidler, who were able to flee Krefeld, Germany to the United States in December 1938. Includes photograph album of Marion as child (1931-1937); loose photographs of family (28), circa 1930s; birth and marriage certificates; vaccination certificates; proof of Ernst's military service in World War I; US naturalization certificates; German passports; last wills and testaments of Meyer family members; and financial documents following immi...
Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal and box
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn47147
- English
- 1914-1918
- a: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918 [The Honor Cross of World War 1914/1918) awarded for serving in non-combat in the German Army during the First World War. The award was established by President Paul von Hindenburg, on July 13, 1934. This was the first official WWI service medal of the Third Reich, often referred to by an unofficial name, Hindenburg Cross. Hindenburg, Field Marshal of German forces during WWI, appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933, and soon a Nazi dictatorship ruled the country.

Ernst Meyer family collection

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Meyer family papers

Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal and box