Typewriter and case

Identifier
irn564732
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.586.26 a-b
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

a: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm) | Depth: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)

b: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Depth: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)

Archival History

The typewriter was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by John Otto Kessler.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Otto Kessler

Scope and Content

Regent typewriter with case. Part of a collection of documents, photographs, artifacts and film illustrating the experiences of Alice and Jakob Kessler and their son, Hans Otto, who was born in Vienna, Austria and raised in Baden, Austria. Their experiences fleeing to the United Kingdom in 1939 and then immigrating to the United States in the early 1940s, as well as the experiences of the extended family are also documented in the collection.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

a: typewriter b: case lid

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.