Hapag-Lloyd Collection

Identifier
irn543445
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.114
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn543445

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • HAMBURG HAPAG LLOYD AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hapag Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg

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

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by the Hapag-Lloyd company in 1997.

Scope and Content

The Hapag-Lloyd collection consists of a published map and cabin plan of the MS St. Louis, February 1937, and a copy print of a black and white photograph of the MS St. Louis.

System of Arrangement

The Hapag-Lloyd collection is organized in a single series.

Corporate Bodies

  • Hamburg-American Line
  • St. Louis (Ship)

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945.
  • Shipping companies (Marine transportation)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
  • Jewish refugees.
  • Refugees.

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.