Alfred Elbau papers

Identifier
irn548817
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.100
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Spanish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn548817

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Alfred H. Elbau

Biographical History

Alfred Elbau was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1911. He lived in Berlin, Germany, and in Italy at different times in his youth. His family immigrated to the United States in 1940.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alfred H. Elbau

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Alfred H. Elbau

Scope and Content

Consists of one student ID and copy of diploma from Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin for Hans Elbau (1934-1935); a German passport for Elbau (1938); two-page typewritten text, apparently by Elbau, urging that other means be found to expedite emigration of Jews from Germany; and "Cedula Consular" from the consulate of Chile in Genoa, Italy, for Elbau, Oct. 1939.

People

  • Elbau, Hans.
  • Alfred H. Elbau

Subjects

  • Chile--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.

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