Egon Berg papers
Extent and Medium
folder
oversize box
1
1
Creator(s)
- Egon E. Berg
Biographical History
Egon Berg was born April 16, 1937 in Cologne to Karl (born December 26, 1892) and Rosa Berg (born February 20, 1911). The family lived in Lechenich but fled to Kenya in June 1939, joining family members in Nairobi and settling in Limuru. They immigrated to the United States in 1947.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Egon E. Berg
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Egon E. Berg.
Scope and Content
The Egon Berg papers consist of biographical materials and emigration and immigration papers documenting the marriage of Karl and Rosa Berg, their relocation to Kenya with Egon in 1939, and their immigration to the United States in 1947. Records include a wedding certificate, Rosa Berg’s German identification card and Kenyan certificate of registration, Kenyan customs forms, orders and restrictions to which the Bergs were subject in Kenya, and a letter of recommendation in lieu of passport for the Berg family.
System of Arrangement
The Egon Berg papers are arranged as a single series: Series 1: Egon Berg papers, 1936-1957 (bulk 1936-1946)
Subjects
- Jewish refugees--Kenya--Limuru.
- Jews--Germany--Lechenich.
- Lechenich (Germany)
- Kenya--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
- Limuru (Kenya)
- Nairobi (Kenya)
Genre
- Document