Cornelia Heise collection

Identifier: irn740503
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn740503

Acquisition

The currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by John Arpin, a relative of Cornelia Heise.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a banknote and papers documenting the experiences of Cornelia Heise during her service with UNRRA child services in Germany after World War II (1939-1945).

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Cornelia Heise papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn716102
- English
- 1945
- folders oversize box 10 1
- Updated 9 months ago
Collection of papers compiled by Cornelia Heise during her service with UNRRA child services in Germany after WWII. Included are letters, documents, reports, case studies, her personal notes, photographs and postcards. The collection includes both originals and copies.
Weimar Germany Reichsbanknote, 50 million mark acquired by Cornelia Heise
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn740505
- English
- overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
The Reichsbank note is part of a collection of materials documenting the experiences of Cornelia Heise during her service with UNRRA child services in Germany after World War II (1939-1945). She compiled the papers, which include letters, documents, reports, case studies, her personal notes, photographs, and postcards. The papers include both originals and copies. The Reichsbank note, valued at 50 million marks, was distributed in Germany from September to November 1923. German efforts to finance World War I sent the nation into debt. Following their defeat, the Treaty of Versailles obligat...

Cornelia Heise collection

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Cornelia Heise papers

Weimar Germany Reichsbanknote, 50 million mark acquired by Cornelia Heise