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Draft of a letter from Elisabeth Neumann to Max Bredig

  • Circa 1940

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Elisabeth Neumann asks Max Bredig (1902-1977) to contact Otto Loewi (1873-1961). Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), and "Mueller Munk" for assistance. Neumann's parents have been detained in a Nazi internment camp in Southern France, and in this letter it says her mother is very ill.

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  • 20.25 cm W x 21.5 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series II: Max Bredig Papers, 1911-1968
  • Series II: Sub-Series I. Max Bredig Correspondence File, 1926-1958
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  • Box 8, Folder 38

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Neumann, Elisabeth. “Draft of a Letter from Elisabeth Neumann to Max Bredig,” circa 1940. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 8, Folder 38. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/icvfvez.

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