William Lush collection

Identifier
irn518620
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.422.1
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 1951
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518620

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William Lush

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by William Lush.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of a German passport (Reisepass) issued to Paul Steinharter on January 13, 1937 includes visas from Belgium and England and an immigration visa from the United States. The passport issued to Lea Steinharter includes visas issued for Spain and Portugal and an immigration visa from the United States. Documents inserted into her passport include a Declaration of Intention for U.S. citizenship, receipt issued on board the SS Exeter on August 13, 1941, and a note and letter to Paul from Clara Lussheimer in Chicago dated June 4, 1951; in German.

People

  • Steinharter, Lea.
  • Steinharter, Paul.

Subjects

  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History.

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.