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  1. Sewing tool

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Sewing tool; plastic-handled metal tool with pointed tip. Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  2. Sewing tool

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Sewing tool; two pins or needles wrapped at one end with a piece of paper. Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  3. Hatpin

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  4. Tin with sewing accessories inside

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Monoprix tin container with pins inside. Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  5. Bottle of oil

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Bottle of oil for use with hosiery repair machine. Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  6. Sewing tool

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Sewing tool; wood handled metal tool with hook. Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  7. Sewing tool

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Sewing tool; wood handled metal tool with hook. Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  8. Box

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Fabric-lined box with metal hinge. Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  9. Nylon storage bag

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  10. Cardboard box

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  11. Sewing tool

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Sewing tool; plastic-handled metal tool with hook tip. Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  12. Seam ripper

    1. Gustav Rauner collection

    Part of a collection consisting of a stitching machine and accessories used by the Rauner (donor's) family for their mail order business of repairing silk stockings; used while they were living as German refugees in Tours, France, and later while they were living on false papers in Ste. Orse, France. Gustav Rauner (donor's father) brought the machine with him to the United States in 1946, with the hopes of continuing his business there.

  14. Rosenthal and Glass family papers

    1. Rosenthal and Glass family collection

    The documents consist of documents, identity papers, and permits. The papers are part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes a cookbook and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, a siddur, and three haggadot.

  15. P.29- Personal Archive of Attorney Jean Brunschvig - Certificates from the San Salvador Consulate in Geneva, 1942-1944

    P.29- Personal Archive of Attorney Jean Brunschvig - Certificates from the San Salvador Consulate in Geneva, 1942-1944 Jean Brunschvig was a young Jewish attorney who lived in Geneva, Switzerland during World War II. During the war, he helped Jewish refugees who escaped to Switzerland. He cooperated with George Mantello, the First Secretary of the San Salvador Consulate in Geneva, and other people in obtaining San Salvadorian protective passes for persecuted Jews, principally in Hungary. The collection is composed of documents signed by Mantello certifying that the bearer of the document is...

  20. Zina Alpern postcard

    Consists of one postcard, dated June 10, 1942, written by Zelda (“Zina”) Alpern in Salles-Curan, Aveyron, France, to Gertrude Wolf of Rochester, NY. On the postcard, which is torn and has a missing corner, Zina asks for news and expresses her hope that Gertrude will be able to send papers to assist with her emigration.