us-005578-irn1351-irn2112
type: RecordSet
archival history: The lantern slide was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Dr. Irmgard Nippert.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: horizontal orientation; 2 frames, front and side views of boy wearing white cap
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 005085
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn2112
is or was included in: us-005578-irn1351
record resource extent: Height: 1.180 inches (2.997 cm) | Width: 3.150 inches (8.001 cm) | Depth: 1.570 inches (3.988 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The lantern slide is from the holdings of the former Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. This Institute for anthropology and genetics was one of many centers used for the study of eugenics during the Third Reich. Aside from ordering sterilization and other eugenic"procedures" medical experiments originating in euthenasia killing centers and concentration camps were also evaluated at the Institute. Such names as Von Verschuer, Fischer, and Mengele are associated with the Institute. The slide was probably used for teaching purposes. The slide contains information used to back up so-called eugenic and racial theories prevalent during the Third Reich. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin was disbanded after World War II. In 1952, the Institute for Human Genetics at the University of Muenster was founded and appointed Dr. Otmar Von Verschuer as its director; as the former director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, he brought with him a large number of books and materials. An employee of the Institute, Dr. Irmgard Nippert, saved the slide from being disposed.
title: Lantern slide