Koenig family papers

Identifier
irn531383
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.399.1
Dates
1 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

5

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Max Koenig (born Meier Leib Konigl; b. 1903) was born in Pasieczna, Poland (now Pasichna, Ukraine). He immigrated to the United States in 1933. He married Anna Sobel in Sołotwina in 1932.

Anna Koenig (born Chana Sobel; b. 1902) was born in Sołotwina, Poland (now Solotvyn, Ukraine). She immigrated to the United States in 1921. She married Max Koenig in Sołotwina in 1932.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin B. Koenig

The Koenig family papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Martin Koenig in 2016. Martin Koenig is the son of Max and Anna Koenig.

Scope and Content

The Koenig family papers primarily contain letters to Anna Sobel and Max Koenig from the Koenig family in Pasieczna, Poland (now Pasichna, Ukraine) and the Sobel family in Sołotwina, Poland (now Solotvyn, Ukraine). Also included are wedding and bris invitations of Max and Anna, and emigration instructions from the American Consulate in Poland.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically as one series.

People

Subjects

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.