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442180
  • Title
    Collection 41: Walter Gassner correspondence, 1938-1976
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 7455
  • Level of description
    sub-fonds
  • Date

    1938-1976
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    442180
  • Physical Description
    0.3 metres of textual material (1 box), includes photographs
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Walter Gassner was born on 17 March 1912 in Vienna, Austria. He was a qualified actuary and talented linguist.
    On 15 August 1938 he was arrested and jailed as `kein Vollarier', that is, not a full Aryan. He was transported to Buchenwald on 25 September 1938 where he remained until 27 May 1939. Following his release, he migrated to Australia arriving in October 1938.
    He was interned as an enemy alien during the war years and worked on farms around Leeton. He married Regina in Australia and corresponded extensivley with family and friends in Australia and Europe.
  • Scope and Content
    1938-1939; Correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 7455/1/1)
    1940s; Correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 7455/1/2)
    1950s; Correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 7455/1/3)
    1960s; Correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 7455/1/4)
    1970-1976; Correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 7455/1/5)
    Undated; Miscellaneous Christmas cards and photographs (Call No.: MLMSS 7455/1/6)
  • System of arrangement
    Chronological
  • Language
  • Copying Conditions
    Reproduction Restricted
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