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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Postcard to Max Bredig, June 19, 1917
Box 20- 1917-Jun-19
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) wishing him a happy 15th birthday. The front of the postcard features a portrait of the Grand Ducal Family of Baden, the last ruler, Friedrich II, his wife Hilda of Nassau,…
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Postcard to Max Bredig and Marianne Homburger, December 31, 1916
Box 20- 1916-Dec-31
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) and his sister Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) featuring a portrait of General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937).
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Postcard to Max Bredig, June 19, 1917
Box 20- 1917-Jun-19
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) featuring a portrait of General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937).
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Postcard to Max Bredig, sent from Heidelberg, Germany, 1915
Box 20- 1915-May-25
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), sent from Werner. The postcard features an image of an airship attack on Antwerp and was issued by the “Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein” (German Air Fleet Association).
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Postcard from Cologne, Germany to Max Bredig, 1926
Box 20- 1926-Jun-13
Postcard from Martha wishing Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) a happy birthday. The postcard features an image of the University of Cologne.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Universität zu Köln, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Postcard from Rothenburg, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- Circa 1918
Postcard from an unknown sender to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). The postcard features an image of the “Weisser Turm” a tower located in Rothenburg
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1915 postcard of Schönwald, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1915
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Schönwald, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Schönwald, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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1919 postcard of Oberkirch, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1918
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Oberkirch, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Oberkirch, Landscapes, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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1922 postcard of Heidelberg, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1922
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Heidelberg, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Heidelberg, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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April 1917 postcard to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1917-Apr
Postcard sent in 1917, featuring a photograph of two young boys at a table, sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from an unknown author.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany, Postcards, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Postcard from Ernest G. Anderson to Max Bredig, June 6, 1945
Box 20- 1945-Jun-06
Postcard featuring a photograph of a road to the summit of Mount Washington, sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), sent from Ernest G. Anderson.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Photographer Pote, Winston
- Author Anderson, Ernest G.
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, New Hampshire--Mount Washington, Postcards, Mountains, Anderson, Ernest G.
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1924 postcard of Vöslau, Austria to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1924
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Vöslau, Austria.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Austria--Bad Vöslau, Postcards
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August, 1919 postcard of Lindau, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- Circa 1919-Aug
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Lindau, Germany. The postcard, from an unknown author, features a train track next to a body of water with sailboats.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Germany--Lindau (Bavaria), Postcards
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1922 postcard of the Dreitorspitze Mountains to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1922
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) featuring the north east summit of the Dreitirspitze mountains.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Mountains, Postcards
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August, 1937 postcard of Salzburg, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1937-Aug
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Salzburg, Austria.
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March, 1938 postcard of Amsterdam, Netherlands to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1938-Mar
Postcard sent in March 1938, to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from an unknown author. The postcard features a photograph of Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Postcards, Netherlands--Amsterdam, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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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
