![]() ![]() St Louis documents include a cabin plan where Carl marked the cabin he stayed in (D368), a menu from May 21, 1939, receipts for money transfers, a book cover for Voyage of the Damned, and Also included is a Los Angeles TImes article including an interview with Carl. Newspapers clippings include articles from Le Patriote Illustre, De Dag, and Het Laaste Nieuws relating to the St. In his entries, Carl writes about daily activities and the weather and provides detailed information about what he is hearing regarding not being able to disembark in Cuba, cruising to the United States, receiving information that they are being sent back to Europe, and disembarking in Belgium.Įmigration and immigration material includes financial documentation, correspondence regarding Carl, Georg, and Fritz’s attempts to gain entry into Cuba, and a Cuba immigration card for Carl. The collection includes a typewritten diary kept by Carl during his time on the St Louis. Louis in 1939 as well as a diary Carl kept throughout the voyage.īiographical material includes a passport for Carl Lenneberg, photographic postcard and catalogs from the family store, and a certificate, identification card, and proof of membership relating to Carl’s service in World War I. Included are documents detailing their emigration from Germany and correspondence and photographs relating to their plight aboard the St. Louis with his brother, Georg, and his future brother-in-law, Fritz Hilb. The Carl Lenneberg papers include biographical materials, immigration documents, a diary, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to Carl Lenneberg’s experiences aboard the MS St. They settled in New York City and had a son. On April 11, 1940, Carl and Georg left on the SS Westernland from Antwerp, arriving in New York on April 25. Fritz Hilb left for England and, in February 1940, sailed from Liverpool on the MS Scythia. Carl and Georg used this time to continue learning English. After the ship was denied entry in Cuba and returned to Europe they disembarked in Antwerp, Belgium and got an apartment in Brussels along with another shipmate, Fritz Buff. During the voyage, Carl wrote nearly daily letters to Hilde as well as others in Germany and kept a diary. Louis and left for Havana, Cuba, on May 13, 1939, with 937 passengers. They were released in December.Ĭarl, Georg, and Fritz Hilb (b.1919 in Ulm), Hilde’s brother, booked passage on the MS St. Carl and Georg were arrested during Kristallnacht in November 1938 and sent to Dachau concentration camp. 1912 in Ulm) immigrated to the United States in May 1937. Carl’s fiancé, Hildegarde Hilb (Hilde, b. He was awarded several medals for his combat service. Carl was a soldier in the 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Reserve Battalion, XVI Army Corps, German Army, during the First World War. Their father, and later Carl and his family, owned a store in Remscheid. Carl Werner Lenneberg (1899-1989) was born on Novemin Remscheid, Germany and had an older brother Georg (b. ![]()
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