Herbert Buky Collection

The Herbert Buky Collection documents the personal live of Herbert Buky and to a smaller extent the lives of other members of the Buky family.

Included here are materials pertaining to Herbert Buky’s life in pre-war Germany, his immigration, and his life in the United States after World War II.

Collection consists of correspondence, documents, printed materials, unpublished manuscripts, and photographs.

The bulk of the sections consists of materials pertaining to Buky's immigration. These materials include applications, correspondence with German and Japanese authorities, clippings from the Shanghai newspapers, as well as personal correspondence and a large number of biographical essays. These memoirs shed light on Buky’s experience in pre-war war Germany, his imprisonment in Dachau, immigration to Shanghai, and life in the United States.

Other materials dealing with immigration and the war period include materials regarding Herta and Herbert Buky's restitution cases. These include correspondence, forms, and legal documents.

Additionally, there are two audio tapes of Oral History narrated by Herbert Buky.

Furthermore, there is personal correspondence of Herbert Buky as well as a small amount of correspondence from his grandparents, photographs of Herbert Buky and other members of the Buky family, printed materials, such as clippings, brochures, and newsletters, and some genealogical materials.

Other correspondence includes correspondence with lawyers and American and German authorities regarding restitution and pension.

Additional personal materials include education and travel documents, daybooks, and photographs of Herbert Buky as well as other members of the Buky family.

There are very few materials dealing with Herbert Buky’s professional activities.