John and Harriet Isaack collection

Identifier: irn631345
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

John and Harriet Isaack donated the John and Harriet Isaack collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 in memory of their parents. The accessions previously cataloged as 1992.53 and RG-03.011 (1992.A.0036) have been incorporated into this collection.

Scope and Content

The John and Harriet Isaack collection consists of John’s description of his wartime experiences, Chinese currency and scrip, an original drawing, and biographical, photographic, and printed materials documenting the Isaacks' escape from Germany, life in occupied Shanghai, and immigration to the United States.

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John and Harriet Isaack papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn631343
- English
- 1930-1991
- box oversize boxes oversize folder 1 4 1
- Updated 9 months ago
The John and Harriet Isaack papers consist of John’s description of his wartime experiences, an original drawing, and biographical, photographic, and printed materials documenting the Isaack’s escape from Germany, life in occupied Shanghai, and immigration to the United States. Biographical materials include identification papers, birth and death certificates, membership cards, vaccination records, and letters of recommendation documenting John and Harriet Isaack and Hermann Bondy, their emigration from Germany, registration in Shanghai, Hermann’s death, John’s and Harriet’s refugee and dis...

John and Harriet Isaack collection

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John and Harriet Isaack papers