Schott family collection
Extent and Medium
folders
2
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Peter Schott donated his family's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 18, 2006.
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence, documents, identity papers, and records related to the restitution claims of members of the Schott family, originally of Frankfurt, Germany. The majority of the collection relates to the claims of William Schott and to the life of his post-war wife, Charlotte Radspieler Schott. Mr. Schott immigrated to the United States before the war, but lost his mother and sister in the Holocaust, suffered damage to his professional development, and lost property in Germany.
People
- Schott, William.
Subjects
- Jews--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
- Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)--Germany.
Genre
- Document