This collection’s scope covers the professional career and a large portion of the personal life of Max Bredig (1902-1977), a research chemist who immigrated to the United States to escape the effects of National Socialism in Germany. The contents include many photographs that document Max’s life in Germany prior to Nazi rule. This collection is an addendum to the Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, also held by the Science History Institute, where personal correspondence from Max Bredig to friends and family members for the years 1933-1945 can be found. Select photographs from the Papers of Max Bredig have been digitized and may be found here.
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Letter from Federico and Annemarie Schnell to Max Bredig, September 18, 1941
Box 2, Folder 59- 1941-Sep-18
Federico (Fritz) and Annemarie Schnell write to their friend Max Bredig (1902-1977) with updates on their lives in Santiago, Chile.
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Max Bredig's War Manpower Commission I.D. card
Box 5, Folder 47- 1940-Oct-31
Max Albert Bredig's (1902-1977) War Manpower Commission I.D. card.
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Max Bredig's Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America, membership card
Box 5, Folder 47- 1977 – 1978
Max Bredig's (1902-1977) Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America, membership card.
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Max Bredig's American Physical Society membership card
Box 5, Folder 47- 1950-Jun-23
Max Bredig's (1902-1977) American Physical Society membership card.
- Creator Of Work American Physical Society
- Subject American Physical Society, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Membership cards
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Max Bredig's American Chemical Society membership card
Box 5, Folder 47- 1938-Jan-01
Max Bredig's (1902-1977) American Chemical Society membership card.
- Creator Of Work American Chemical Society
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, American Chemical Society, Membership cards
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CARE advertisement
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947
Advertisement for Cooperative American Remittances to Europe, Inc. (CARE), introducing a new "blanket package" to send to people in need in Europe. The package contains two blankets, instructions for making clothes, and…
- Creator Of Work CARE/International
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, CARE/International, World War (1939-1945), van der Sluys, Anny
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Letter from William A. Koenig to The American Consul General, June 14, 1946
Box 3, Folder 7- 1946-Jun-14
Letter from William A. Koenig providing proof of Max Albert Bredig’s (1902-1977) finances to the American Consul in Holland.
- Creator Of Work Chase National Bank of the City of New York
- Author Koenig, William A.
- Addressee United States. Consulate General (Amsterdam, Holland)
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Koenig, William A., Chase National Bank of the City of New York, United States. Consulate General (Amsterdam, Holland)
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Action -- Not Pity Can Save Millions Now!
- Extinction or Hope for the Remnants of European Jewry? It is for Us to Give the Answer.
Box 8, Folder 12- 1943-Feb-08
Full page advertisement created by the Committee for a Jewish Army of Stateless and Palestinian Jews in the New York Times. This advertisement was part of a larger campaign to create an independent Jewish army to fight…
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Letter from Federico and Annemarie Schnell to Max Bredig, February 5, 1938
Box 3, Folder 7- 1938-Feb-05
Federico (Fritz) and Annemarie Schnell write to their friend Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) with updates on their lives and their son. Fritz mentions that the typewriter he is using to write this letter was a Christmas…
- Author Schnell, Federico, Schnell, Annemarie
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Schnell, Federico, Schnell, Annemarie, Hanukkah
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Letter from Federico and Annemarie Schnell to Max Bredig, December 11, 1938
Box 3, Folder 7- 1938-Dec-11
Federico (Fritz) and Annemarie Schnell write to their friend Max Bredig (1902-1977) with updates on their lives and their son.
- Author Schnell, Annemarie, Schnell, Federico
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Schnell, Annemarie, Schnell, Federico
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Letter from Federico Schnell to Max Bredig, August 20, 1938
Box 3, Folder 7- 1938-Aug-20
Federico (Fritz) Schnell writes to his friend Max Bredig (1902-1977) with updates on his life and the possibility of living in Australia or California. Schnell includes a photograph of his wife Annemarie and Erwin their…
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German Exiles Face a Return to Europe
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940s
New York Times article titled German Exiles Face a Return to Europe: Visa Mix-Up Affects Hundreds of Refugees, Traveler Says. The article interviews Mrs. Elsa Jaffe who says the immigrating through Spain and Portugal…
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Nazis to Send Out Jews
- Armbands to Be Ordered
Box 8, Folder 8- 1942-Nov-07
Newspaper clipping featuring articles stating that Germany intends to transport all Jewish people to unoccupied France. The second article states that in occupied France Jewish people will be forced to wear yellow…
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Camps for Aliens Revised in France; One Concentration Center Left is for Political Internees - Others Give Shelter
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940-Nov-17
New York Times article titled Camps for Aliens Revised in France; One Concentration Center Left is for Political Internees - Others Give Shelter . This article reports that concentration camps are now being replaced by…
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Cholera Said to Be Killing Many In French Concentration Camps
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940-Dec-05
Page from the New York Times featuring an article titled Cholera Said to Be Killing Many In French Concentration Camps; Refugee Here on Portuguese Liner Nyassa Says Men Have No Shovels to Bury Dead -- Vessel Arrives…
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The Way in America and Neues Jüdisches Gemeindeblatt, December 9, 1940
- Relief Campaign for the Internees in Gurs
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940-Dec-09
Page one and two of The Way in America and Neues Jüdisches Gemeindeblatt, Volume III, No. 4, published on December 9, 1940.
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Gurs Camp Shocks Red Cross Officer
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940-Dec-28
New York Times article titled Gurs Camp Shocks Red Cross Officer; He Finds 12,000 Overcrowded and Living on Rations for 9,000 in Pyrenees. Steve Fulton writes about the poor conditions of the Gurs concentration camp,…
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Gives Congress Bill on Dual Citizenship
- Stimson Offers Measure to End Possible Axis Espionage
Box 7, Folder 40- 1940s
New York Times article titled Gives Congress Bill on Dual Citizenship: Stimson Offers Measure to End Possible Axis Espionage. The article explains that individuals with dual citizenship in enemy countries will have to…
- Publisher New York times
- Subject Dual nationality, World War (1939-1945), Espionage, Deportation
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C. A. R. E. receipts
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Mar-14 – 1947-Nov
Receipts for the delivery of a food package from Cooperative American Remittances to Europe (CARE), from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Receipts mention his friends Anny van der Sluys and Hans Calmeier. CARE, founded in…
- Creator Of Work CARE/International
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, CARE/International, van der Sluys, Anny, World War (1939-1945), Calmeier, Hans
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Lisbon's Refugees Now Put At 8,000
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940-Dec-15
New York Times article titled Lisbon's Refugees Now Put At 8,000; Handful of Children Departs for U.S., but Others Wait in Vague Hope for Havens.
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Science, Volume 180, Number 4091
Box 1, Folder 18- 1973-Jun-15
Photocopy of Science, Volume 180, Number 4091, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This clipping includes a correction of a mistranslation of a letter between Albert Einstein…
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Max Bredig's Union Carbide I.D. card
Box 5, Folder 47- Circa 1970
Max Bredig's (1902-1977) Union Carbide retiree I.D. card.
- Creator Of Work Union Carbide Corporation
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Union Carbide Corporation
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Reich Jews Sent to South France; 10,000 Reported Put Into Camps; Deportations From Palatinate and Baden, Agencies Here Learn--American Workers Seek to Ease the Group's Acute Needs
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940-Nov-09
New York Times article titled Reich Jews Sent to South France; 10,000 Reported Put Into Camps; Deportations From Palatinate and Baden, Agencies Here Learn--American Workers Seek to Ease the Group's Acute Needs.
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Study Virgin Islands As Refugee Haven; Interior Department Heads Weigh Temporary Visit Plan
Box 8, Folder 8- 1940s
New York Times article titled Study Virgin Islands As Refugee Haven; Interior Department Heads Weigh Temporary Visit Plan .
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Receipt for three packages to be sent to Batavia, Java
Box 3, Folder 8- 1947-Nov-09
Receipt for packages sent from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to Mrs. Eam Heinze-Hulsker located in Batavia, Java.
- Creator Of Work S. W. Theise, Inc.
- Subject S. W. Theise, Inc., Prescriptions, formulae, receipts, etc.
