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Copy of a telegram from Wismer to Frederick Homburger

  • 1940

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Handwritten copy of a telegram originally sent to Frederick Homburger (1918-2006). The author tells Homburger that his family is at the Gurs internment camp and needs passports, money, and food.

Frederick Homburger is the nephew of Viktor Homburger (1888-1968).

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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 7, Folder 24

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“Copy of a Telegram from Wismer to Frederick Homburger,” 1940. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 7, Folder 24. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/82ubktm.

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