Herbert Gutmann papers

Herbert Gutmann papers 

Herbert Gutmann papers 

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The Herbert Gutmann papers contain primarily correspondence relating to Herbert Gutmann, a former Jewish-German banker who immigrated to the United States in 1938. The correspondence is mainly between Herbert and his mother’s cousin Edgar Stein, who wrote the affidavit of support for Herbert’s immigration. The other group of correspondence concerns Herbert’s lawsuit against the state of Bavaria for damages caused to his father’s cattle business as a result of anti-Jewish measures promulgated in Germany during the 1930s. Other documents include identification and immigration papers, such as certificates of identities, birth and death certificates, and visa applications. The Herbert Gutmann papers contain mainly correspondence concerning Herbert Gutmann’s immigration from Germany to the United States in 1938, and subsequent lawsuit against the state of Bavaria for damages to his father’s cattle business during the Nazi persecution of Jewish Germans in the 1930s. The letters are from family members, including Edgar Stern, Clara Gutmann’s cousin who assisted their immigration with his affidavit of support. The compensation records concerns relate to Herbert’s father’s cattle trading business, which suffered after boycotts and having his license revoked for being Jewish. The other materials concern identification and immigration records of both Herbert and later his mother Clara. These include birth, marriage, and death certificates, and a certificate of identity, visa application, and affidavits. Also included are photographs and a deposited inheritance check. 

The Herbert Gutmann papers are arranged as four series: •Series 1: Correspondence, 1928-1965 •Series 2: Identification, 1938-1963 •Series 3: Immigration, 1938-1952 •Series 4: Various, 1916-1952