Collection GB 1556 WL 1579 - Frank family: Red Cross telegrams

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Reference code

GB 1556 WL 1579

Title

Frank family: Red Cross telegrams

Date(s)

  • 1941-1947 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 file

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Heinz and Lucie Frank were the parents of the depositor's husband. Heinz Frank was a lawyer and the family lived in Cologne. The family was affected by the rise of the Nazis. The Frank family had originated in Holland where there remained some distant cousins. So Heinz and Lucie Frank, with their sons, Hermann and Hans (now John), transferred to Amsterdam. Hermann had just received his doctorate in dentistry. Despite all his efforts the best he could achieve was to work clandestinely in a friendly dental practice. In 1936 he came to England. Hans left Holland only after the occupation, and with the help of the underground, made his way to Portugal and then, via a year or more in Cuba, to the USA.

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GB 1556 WL 1579 1941-1947 collection 1 file Frank family

Heinz and Lucie Frank were the parents of the depositor's husband. Heinz Frank was a lawyer and the family lived in Cologne. The family was affected by the rise of the Nazis. The Frank family had originated in Holland where there remained some distant cousins. So Heinz and Lucie Frank, with their sons, Hermann and Hans (now John), transferred to Amsterdam. Hermann had just received his doctorate in dentistry. Despite all his efforts the best he could achieve was to work clandestinely in a friendly dental practice. In 1936 he came to England. Hans left Holland only after the occupation, and with the help of the underground, made his way to Portugal and then, via a year or more in Cuba, to the USA.

Deposited by the family.

Papers of the Frank family, 1941-1947, comprising copies of Red Cross telegrams.

Chronolgical

Open

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

English, German and Dutch

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

April 2008 Wars (events) European history Frank family German history International conflicts Jews National history Red Cross Religious groups War World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945)

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by the family.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of the Frank family, 1941-1947, comprising copies of Red Cross telegrams.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Chronolgical

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English, German and Dutch

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Finding aids

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

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Wiener Library

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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