Series IV. Photographic Materials, 1900-1950, undated
Scope and Content
The collection’s scope covers the entirety of Max’s professional career and a large portion of his personal life. The contents include many photographs that document Max’s life in Germany prior to Nazi rule. Personal correspondence from Max Bredig to friends and family members for the years 1933-1945 is largely housed among the Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, which are also held by the Science History Institute. The collection is arranged into the following six series:
- Correspondence, 1908-1976, undated
- Subject Files, 1899-1978, undated
- Publications, 1889-1976, undated
- Photographic Materials, 1900-1950, undated
- Artifacts, 1920-1945
- Oversized, 1925-1945
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1950, undated
Series Description
Series IV contains photographs, negatives and photograph albums documenting the environment in which Max Bredig lived and worked. It includes many portraits of Bredig’s colleagues and family members, as well as images of the laboratory settings where Bredig was employed. Of note is an image of one of Max Bredig’s experimental apparatus, set-up in the home laboratory of Fritz Haber. Also of note, is a group shot of people dressed in costume which includes Erwin Schrodinger.
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Repository Details
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