Meyer family papers
Extent and Medium
folders
oversize box
5
1
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marion Rosley
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ms. Marion Rosley
Scope and Content
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 immigration to United States.
Subjects
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Passports.
- Letters.
- Certificates.
- Document