Charles and Ruth Terner papers

Charles and Ruth Terner papers 

Charles and Ruth Terner papers 

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The Charles and Ruth Terner papers include biographical materials, correspondence, a drawing of Ruth Terner’s middle school, four photographs of the Terners, and several newspaper pages and clippings. The papers document Ruther Terner’s arrival in England on a Kindertransport, Charles Terner’s arrival in England via Switzerland and the establishment of his career, and the emigration efforts of family members remaining in Germany. Biographical materials include documents regarding Ruth Terner’s departure from Berlin on a Kindertransport; Charles Terner’s identity papers, membership cards, military and political status, immigration records, and student records; a poem written by Alfred and Rosette Cohn commemorating Werner and Frieda Cohn’s marriage; and a statement that Israel and Feiga Terner were residing in Switzerland. Some of these records are photocopies. Charles Terner’s correspondence documents his efforts to immigrate to the United States or to find work in England, his internment on the Isle of Man, his continued education in chemistry and biochemistry, his British naturalization, his work with Sir Hans Adolf Krebs at the University of Sheffield, the completion of his PhD, and the establishment of his career. Ruth Terner’s correspondence primarily consists of letters among Ruth, her sister Steffi and her brother‐in‐law, their parents, and Bruno Colm. Additional letters come from other family members and friends. These letters describe the correspondents’ lives in England, Germany, and the United States, news of family and friends, emigration efforts, and the deportations of several family members. The newspapers include articles about the punitive tax placed on German Jews following Kristallnacht, atrocities in Poland, VE Day; Terner’s reply to a letter to the editor about refugees; and a notice that Charles Terner was applying for British naturalization. 

The Charles and Ruth Terner papers are arranged as five series: I. Biographical materials, 1920- approximately 1995, II. Correspondence, 1938-1953, III. Original artwork, approximately 1937-1939, IV. Photographs, 1940- approximately 1995, and V. Newspapers, 1938-1946