Ruth G. Weitzenkorn papers

Identifier
irn523536
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.243.1
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523536

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth G. Weitzenkorn

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Ruth G. Weitzenkorn donated the Ruth G. Weitzenkorn papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.

Scope and Content

The Ruth G. Weitzenkorn papers consist of a letter written by Joseph Kaufherr, who had been a passenger on the MS St. Louis, in Brussels, Belgium, dated February 27, 1940; an account statement ("Abrechnung Lifft G.K. 131"); and two authorizations ("Vollmacht"), one written by Joseph Kaufherr in Brussels (dated February 27, 1940) and one written by Max Strauss (dated March 29, 1940).

System of Arrangement

The Ruth G. Weitzenkorn papers is arranged in a single series.

People

  • Strauss, Max.
  • Kaufherr, Joseph.

Corporate Bodies

  • St. Louis (Ship)

Subjects

  • Brussels (Belgium)

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.