Max Shattner photograph collection

Identifier
irn42110
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.245.1
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1972
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

1 cassette,

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Howard Shattner

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

Howard Shattner donated the Max Shattner photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011. Howard Shattner is the son of Max Shattner.

Scope and Content

The Max Shattner photograph collection consists of photographs related to the wartime experiences of Max Shattner, who survived the war in a Swiss internment camp. The photographs depict Shattner with other refugees living in the camp, and the collection also includes copyprints of his post-war life and family. Also includes a 1972 recording of Mr. Shattner singing German and Hebrew songs, including opera arias, liturgical songs, a Bialik poem, and "Die Uhr."

System of Arrangement

The Max Shattner photograph collection is arranged in a single series.

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.