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- Items 141
- Last Updated 2025-02-20
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Works (141)
51. “Universität Bern: Zeugnisheft für Preuss Siegfried, med.”
- Title:
- “Universität Bern: Zeugnisheft für Preuss Siegfried, med.”
- Description:
- Booklet of some of the courses Preuss took while studying medicine at University of Bern. Only the first two pages are filled in. Includes columns that list descriptions of courses, lecturers, dates, fees, registration, and deregistration dates. Only lists courses for the summer 1937 semester.
- Subject:
- Universities and colleges, Medical colleges, Preuss, Siegfried, and Education
- Creator:
- Universität Bern
- Language:
- ger
- Date Created:
- 1937-05-31
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 booklet
- Geographic Coverage:
- Poland--Wrocław
- Coordinates:
- 51.1, 17.03333
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1937-22
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Stamp on inside of back cover (“Versicherungsbedingungen bezogen”) with date stamped over these words. Slip of paper inside describing which pages are marked in the booklet.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- school records and booklets
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 1.1
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
52. Bescheinigung (1937-07-21)
- Title:
- Bescheinigung (1937-07-21)
- Description:
- Certificate attesting that Siegfried Preuss has passed an abbreviated doctoral exam for German students. States that Preuss is very hardworking and conscientious. Issued and signed by the Dean of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern.
- Subject:
- Preuss, Siegfried, Education, Universities and colleges, and Medical colleges
- Creator:
- Universität Bern
- Language:
- ger
- Date Created:
- 1937-07-21
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- Switzerland--Bern
- Coordinates:
- 46.94809, 7.44744
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Includes official insignia for the Dean of the Medical Faculty at the University of Bern.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- school records and certificates
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 1.29
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
53. Protokoll-Auszug Medizinischen Doktorprüfung
- Title:
- Protokoll-Auszug Medizinischen Doktorprüfung
- Description:
- List of doctoral examinations that Siegfried Preuss took at the University of Bern (forensic medicine, surgery, and otolaryngology), along with the examiners and examination results for each. Issued and signed by the Dean of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern.
- Subject:
- Universities and colleges, Education, Medical colleges, Examinations, and Preuss, Siegfried
- Creator:
- Universität Bern
- Language:
- ger
- Date Created:
- 1937-07-22
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- Switzerland--Bern
- Coordinates:
- 46.94809, 7.44744
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Includes insignia for the dean of the medical faculty of the University of Bern.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- school records and certificates
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 1.34
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
54. Abgangs-Zeugnis
- Title:
- Abgangs-Zeugnis
- Description:
- Siegfried Preuss' leaving certificate for the University of Bern. Issued by the University of Bern. Signed by the rector of the university.
- Subject:
- Education, Preuss, Siegfried, Universities and colleges, and Medical colleges
- Creator:
- Universität Bern
- Language:
- ger
- Date Created:
- 1937-07-23
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- Switzerland--Bern
- Coordinates:
- 46.94809, 7.44744
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Includes insignia that reads: UNIVERSITAS LITTER.BERNENSIS.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- certificates and school records
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Item: 1.35 and Accession Number: 2018-017
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
55. Certification
- Title:
- Certification
- Description:
- English language certificate attesting that the degree of Doctor of Medicine has been conferred on Siegfried Preuss by the medical faculty of the University of Bern on 16 July 1937. Issued and signed by the Dean of the Medical Faculty at the University of Bern.
- Subject:
- Education, Preuss, Siegfried, Medical colleges, and Universities and colleges
- Creator:
- Universität Bern
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-10-19
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- Switzerland--Bern
- Coordinates:
- 46.94809, 7.44744
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Includes official insignia for the Dean of the Medical Faculty at the University of Bern.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- certificates, doctoral degrees, and school records
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 1.30
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
56. Bescheinigung (1937-10-20)
- Title:
- Bescheinigung (1937-10-20)
- Description:
- Certificate listing Preuss' exam results from medical school in 1935. States that he is not legally allowed to practice medicine in Germany because he lacks an ethnic German pedigree. Issued by the Imperial and Prussian Ministry of the Interior. Includes an English translation.
- Subject:
- Medical colleges, Antisemitism, Examinations, and Preuss, Siegfried
- Creator:
- Imperial and Prussian Ministry of the Interior
- Language:
- ger and eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-10-20
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Germany--Berlin
- Coordinates:
- 52.52437, 13.41053
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Includes insignia for the Imperial and Prussian Ministry of the Interior.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- certificates and school records
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 3.3
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
57. Zeugnis (1938-03-23)
- Title:
- Zeugnis (1938-03-23)
- Description:
- Certificate/recommendation letter from someone at the Institute of Pathology at the Jewish Hospital in Hamburg. States that Siegfried Preuss was employed in the pathology department of the hospital from 15 July 1937 to 1 April 1938. Discusses some of his specific skills, positive personality qualities, and other contributions he made to the hospital while working there. Addressed to Dr. med. Corten [or possibly written by him].
- Subject:
- Preuss, Siegfried, Medical colleges, Jewish hospitals, and Employment references
- Creator:
- Jewish Hospital in Hamburg
- Language:
- ger
- Date Created:
- 1938-03-23
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- Germany--Hamburg
- Coordinates:
- 53.55073, 9.99302
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- school records, testimonies, and certificates
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 1.43
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
58. Credits
- Title:
- Credits
- Description:
- Handwritten English language list of course credit hours for various different subjects.
- Subject:
- Preuss, Siegfried, Universities and colleges, Medical colleges, College credits, and Education
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1938-03-26
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- school records and lists (document genres)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Item: 1.44 and Accession Number: 2018-017
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
59. Reference letter for Fred Preuss (1938-03-26)
- Title:
- Reference letter for Fred Preuss (1938-03-26)
- Description:
- Handwritten reference letter for Siegfried Preuss written in English from Hamburg. Writer states that he has been Preuss' instructor for over two years and attests to Preuss' strength in the English language.
- Subject:
- Preuss, Siegfried, Employment references, and Medical colleges
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1938-03-26
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- Germany--Hamburg
- Coordinates:
- 53.55073, 9.99302
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- letters of recommendation, letters (correspondence), and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 1.36
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.
60. Army service certificate
- Title:
- Army service certificate
- Description:
- Certificate from the White House signed by Harry Truman thanking Preuss for his service in the army. No date available.
- Subject:
- World War (1939-1945), Armed Forces, and Preuss, Siegfried
- Creator:
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 194X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Made available on this site for research and private study only. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- Washington (D.C.)
- Coordinates:
- 38.91706, -77.00025
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Letterhead includes American presidential seal.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Sponsor:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Genre:
- military records and certificates
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 5.9
- Fonds Title:
- Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
- Fonds Creator:
- Thorsen, Helga
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR473
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.