Dave and Cathy Philips collection

Identifier
irn46429
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.158.1
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1951
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

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.

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