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- Items 159
- Last Updated 2024-08-07
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Works (156)
61. 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
62. Questionnaire re: Preuss’ hearing for naturalization
- Title:
- Questionnaire re: Preuss’ hearing for naturalization
- Description:
- Lists places/dates of residency, places of employment, memberships, and other relevant information.
- Subject:
- Preuss, Siegfried, Naturalization, and Citizenship
- 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:
- 3 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- United States
- Coordinates:
- 39.76, -98.5
- 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:
- records (documents), lists (document genres), questionnaires, and government records
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 4.11
- 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
63. Re: Petition for Naturalization of Siegfried Simon
- Title:
- Re: Petition for Naturalization of Siegfried Simon
- Description:
- One original, one copy. Lists additional witnesses for Preuss' residency in Idaho Falls and Chicago.
- Subject:
- Citizenship, Preuss, Siegfried, and Naturalization
- 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:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Illinois--Chicago and Idaho--Idaho Falls
- Coordinates:
- 41.85003, -87.65005 and 43.46658, -112.03414
- 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:
- records (documents), government records, and lists (document genres)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Item: 4.9 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
64. Re: Petition for Naturalization of Siegfried Simon (1940s)
- Title:
- Re: Petition for Naturalization of Siegfried Simon (1940s)
- Description:
- Lists additional witnesses for Preuss' residency in New York City and Kansas City.
- Subject:
- Citizenship, Naturalization, and Preuss, Siegfried
- 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:
- Kansas--Kansas City and New York (State)--New York
- Coordinates:
- 40.71427, -74.00597 and 39.09973, -94.57857
- 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:
- records (documents), government records, and lists (document genres)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 4.10
- 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
65. Letter to Israel Davidsohn
- Title:
- Letter to Israel Davidsohn
- Description:
- Recommendation letter regarding Preuss. Dr. Israel Davidsohn states had been with them shortly after his arrival from Germany in 1938. Davidson was the director of laboratories at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. Discusses Preuss' positive character qualities and also notes his good health. States that he is particularly adapted for the laboratory specialties. Signed by Dean H. Ray Hateh, who was a surgeon in Idaho Falls.
- Subject:
- Employment references, Education, Medical colleges, Universities and colleges, and Preuss, Siegfried
- Creator:
- Hatch, H. Ray
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-11
- 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:
- Idaho--Idaho Falls and Illinois--Chicago
- Coordinates:
- 43.46658, -112.03414 and 41.85003, -87.65005
- 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 (correspondence), correspondence, and letters of recommendation
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 2.5
- 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
66. Memo Certifying Fellowship
- Title:
- Memo Certifying Fellowship
- Description:
- Memo certifying that Fred Preuss had served as a fellow in the Department of Pathology from 1 July 1940 to 30 April 1941 by the director of laboratories, the pathologist, and the assistant pathologist at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago.
- Subject:
- Medicine--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., Physicians, and Preuss, Siegfried
- Creator:
- Cook County Hospital (Chicago, Ill.)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1941-04-30
- 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 and envelope
- Geographic Coverage:
- Illinois--Chicago
- Coordinates:
- 41.85003, -87.65005
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1940-07-01/1941-04-30
- 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:
- testimonies, memorandums, and school records
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Item: 2.15 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
67. Letter from Earl G. Harrison
- Title:
- Letter from Earl G. Harrison
- Description:
- Letter by the special assistant to the attorney general, Earl G. Harrison, stating that the records of the Alien Registration Division state that Preuss is registered as an alien of enemy nationality. States that Preuss is requested to file application for a Certification of Identification.
- Subject:
- Preuss, Siegfried, Citizenship, and Naturalization
- Creator:
- Harrison, Earl Grant, 1899-1955
- Contributor:
- United States. Alien Registration Division
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1942-02-14
- 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:
- United States
- Coordinates:
- 39.76, -98.5
- 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:
- correspondence, government records, and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 4.39
- 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
68. Letter to Bill
- Title:
- Letter to Bill
- Description:
- Letter written by Preuss requesting Bill to testify on behalf of Preuss' Chicago residence before the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
- Subject:
- Naturalization, Citizenship, and Preuss, Siegfried
- Creator:
- Preuss, Siegfried
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943?
- 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:
- Illinois--Chicago
- Coordinates:
- 41.85003, -87.65005
- 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:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Item: 4.31 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
69. Letter to Fred Preuss
- Title:
- Letter to Fred Preuss
- Description:
- Letter to Preuss from Dr. Bernard Mortimer, stating the latter's acquiescence to testify about Preuss' Chicago residence before the naturalization service.
- Subject:
- Naturalization, Citizenship, and Preuss, Siegfried
- Creator:
- Mortimer, Bernard
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943?
- 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:
- Illinois--Chicago
- Coordinates:
- 41.85003, -87.65005
- 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 (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 4.16
- 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.
70. Letter to Fred Preuss (1943)
- Title:
- Letter to Fred Preuss (1943)
- Description:
- Includes Preuss' letter requesting Jacob H. Trayner to testify on behalf of Preuss' Idaho Falls residence before the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Trayner responds at the bottom of the letter stating his acquiescence to testify about this matter on Preuss' behalf.
- Subject:
- Naturalization, Preuss, Siegfried, and Citizenship
- Creator:
- Trayner, Jacob H.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943?
- 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:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Idaho--Idaho Falls
- Coordinates:
- 43.46658, -112.03414
- 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 (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Item: 4.26 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://search.archives.uvic.ca/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.