Max Joseph collection

Identifier
irn517345
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.319
  • RG-69.003M
Dates
1 Jan 1921 - 31 Dec 1974
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

15 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Creator(s)

Archival History

University of Sydney. Archive of Australian Judaica - Fisher Library

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project Division received the microfilmed collection from the University of Sydney. Archive of Australian Judaica in July 2005. The collection was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Aug. 2005.

Scope and Content

This collection includes personal papers of Max Joseph, who kept detailed records relating to his pre-World War II experiences in Berlin from 1935 to 1938. The papers also document his immigration to Australia in 1939, his internment in the Tatura internment camp from 1940 to 1941, and his work with Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors through the 1960s.

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged thematically and chronologically in 15 series: Series 1, Material from Germany pertaining to the Holocaust, 1935-1938; Series 2, Business papers from Berlin, 1921-1938; Series 3, Business papers from Berlin, 1932-1957; Series 4, Early years in Australia, 1939-1944; Series 5, Compensation from West Germany, 1928-1963; Series 6, Compensation from Germany, 1954-1966; Series 7, Compensation from Germany, 1937-1973; Series 8, Mixed papers and Jewish affairs. The Association of Jewish Refugees. 1943-1954; Series 9, Mixed papers and Jewish affairs. The Association of Jewish Refugees, 1945-1973; Series10, Association of New Citizens. 1944-1956; Series 11, Association of New Citizens, liquidation. The New Citizen. 1942-1954; Series 12, Personal papers and affairs concerning the Jewish community, 1937-1969; Series 13, Mixed papers in alpha index [folder] order,1954-1966; Series 14, North Shore Temple Emanuel, 1960-1966; Series 15, Mixed papers, 1953-1972.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: University of Sydney. Archive of Australian Judaica - Fisher Library

People

Subjects

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.