Alfred Philippson Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains numerous personal papers, manuscripts and correspondence with explorers and geographers. The personal papers follow Philippson’s career as professor in Bonn and in Halle.
Dates
- Creation: 1872-1953
Creator
- Philippson, Alfred, 1864-1953 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, French and English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Collection is microfilmed; use MF 461.
Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the "Request" button.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Born in Bonn on January 1, 1864, Alfred Philippson received his doctorate in geography at Leipzig in 1886, his habilitation in Bonn in 1891 and taught at the Universities of Halle, Bern, and Bonn. He was deported to Theresienstadt in 1942, returned to Bonn in 1945, and died there on March 28, 1956.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The collection contains numerous personal papers, manuscripts and correspondence with explorers and geographers. The personal papers follow Philippson’s career as professor in Bonn and in Halle.
Arrangement
- I. Personal documents (1877-1942)
- II. Theresienstadt (1942-1945)
- III. Personal documents (1945-1953)
- IV. Manuscripts
- V. Correspondence
- VI. Dora Philippson
- VII. Addenda
Other Finding Aid
12-page inventory.
Microfilm
Collection is available on 1 reel of microfilm (MF 461).
Separated Material
Photographs have been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
Bibliography
See also Ludwig Philippson Family Collection (AR 2679)
Subject
- Philippson, Alfred, 1864-1953 (Person)
- Universität Bonn (Organization)
- Theresienstadt (Concentration camp) (Organization)
- Levison, Wilhelm, 1876-1947 (Person)
- Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952 (Person)
- Eppstein, Paul, 1901-1944 (Person)
- Philippson, Dora, 1896-1980 (Person)
- Philippson, Robert (Person)
- Richthofen, Ferdinand, Freiherr von, 1833-1905 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Alfred Philippson Collection, 1872-1953 AR 3245 / MF 461
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2010
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- January 05, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
