Berthold Baer papers

Identifier
irn96319
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.110.3
  • 2020.359
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

box

folder

1

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John L. Baer

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by John Baer.

Scope and Content

Documents, correspondence, photographs and album illustrating the experiences of Berthold and Hilde Baer and their son Hans Lothar in Germany surrounding WWII in Germany. Included are military documents for Berthold's WWI service, photographs and albums of pre-war Germany and documents and correspondence surrounding their immigration to the United States via London, England. Documents, photographs and correspondence also illustrate Werner Simon (Hilde's brother) and his wife Eva and their son Daniel, all of whom were killed and information concerning Clara Simon (Werner and Hilde's mother) who was liberated in Theresienstadt.

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.