Ernst Kallmes passport

Identifier
irn516169
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.211
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516169

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Otto Kallmes

The passport was issued to Otto Kallmes' father, Ernst Kallmes, March 1939, Hamburg, Germany. Otto Kalmes donated the passport to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.

Scope and Content

The passport (Reisepass) was issued to Ernst Israel Kallmes by the chief of police of Hamburg, Germany. Includes a "Single Journey Only" visa for the United Kingdom issued in Hamburg and an immigration visa for the United States of America issued in London, England.

People

  • Kallmes, Ernst.

Subjects

  • Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

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.