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Kurt M. Dresel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1178

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists primarily of German publications by Dr. Kurt M. Dresel during the interwar period.

Folder one contains a document regarding medical service in WWII from American authorities, family tree for the Philip Bach family and a certificate for Samuel Hirsch Friedlaender certifying his adoption of the name Friedlaender and Prussian citizenship. The other 2 folders contain numerous publications in medical journals, mostly dealing with the nervous system.

Dates

  • 1814-1944

Creator

Language of Materials

This collection is in German and English.

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers.

Access Information

Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.

Use Restrictions

There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:

Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011

email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org

Biographical Note

Kurt Dresel was born in 1892 in Berlin. He became a physican and professor and wrote prolifically. Together with his wife Mathilde and son Peter he emigrated to the United States in 1938 and died in New York in 1951.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet : 3

Abstract

The collection consists primarily of German publications by Dr. Kurt M. Dresel during the interwar period.

Other Finding Aid

The original German language inventory is in folder 1.

Separated Materials

A portrait photograph of Kurt Dresel has been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection

Title
Guide to the Kurt M. Dresel Collection, 1814-1944  AR 1178
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Julie Dawson
Date
© 2011
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • March 21, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

Contact:
15 West 16th Street
New York NY 10011 United States