Ernst Frank collection

Identifier
irn524389
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.353.1
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524389

Extent and Medium

folder

1

1 passport case,

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ernst Frank

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Ernst Frank.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of four Deutsches Reich Reisepasses issued for Ernst Frank [donor] dated March 6, 1939; his parents Johanna Frank, dated June 26, 1939; and Solomon Frank, dated February 27, 1939; and grandmother Yetta Frank, dated June 26, 1939. Ernst Frank escaped Germany via England with his family and emigrated to the United States in 1939. Included is accompanying red textile passport case.

Subjects

  • Germany--Emigration and immigration.

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.