Dave and Cathy Philips collection
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dave Philips
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Acquired by Harriet Jane Philips (donor's sister). Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Dave and Cathy Philips.
Scope and Content
The Dave and Cathy Philips collection contains a German passport issued to David Israel Pepis which includes visas for Bolivia (1939), Paraguay (1940) and Palestine (August 27, 1945 with inscription "war refugee"); issued Vienna, Austria on December 21, 1939; in German, Spanish, and English. The collection also includes a document and photograph relating to Eric E. Hirshler which was found folded and tucked into the passport; dated circa 1950s; in English, pertaining to Hirshler's desire to work for the U.S. Department of State. Passport acquired by Harriet Jane Philips (donor's sister) who was a relief worker with UNRRA after the war.
System of Arrangement
The Dave and Cathy Philips collection is arranged in a single series.