Armando and Mathilde Starkand papers

Identifier
irn90263
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.444.1
Dates
1 Jan 1910 - 31 Dec 1981
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Spanish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Armando Starkand was born in Warsaw, Poland, on July 16, 1902. He had a daughter, Lillian Starkand, who was born in Mainz, Germany, on October 27, 1929. On April 20, 1937, he married Mathilde Sucher, originally of Essen, Germany (b. April 29, 1910). In 1937, the family immigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to escape Nazi persecution. In 1949, they immigrated to the United States, settling in Nashville, TN. Armando Starkand passed away in 1988; Mathilde passed away in 2006.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lilian Kittower

Lilian Kittower donated her parents' collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 with the assistance of Felicia Anchor of the Tennessee Commission on Holocaust Education.

Scope and Content

Consists of a birth certificate, identity cards, naturalization certificates, and passports for Armando and Mathilde (née Sucher) Starkand. The collection includes pre-war German and Argentinian identity documents, and post-war documents in the United States.

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