Rose and Morris Hohenstein papers
Collection, MC/44
- Creator:
- Hohenstein, Rose, Hohenstein, Morris
- 1943 – 1945
- Quantity
- 1 folder
- Language of Materials
- English.
- Call Number
- MC/44
- Administrative/Biographical History
- Rose and Morris Hohenstein were siblings that both worked at the New York Naval Shipyard during the Second World War. They were born in Brooklyn, New York – Rose in 1920, Morris on October 2, 1922 – to Polish immigrants. Rose worked as a clerk while Morris worked in the U.S. Naval Medical Supply Depot. Morris died in September 1973.
- Scope and Content
- The photographs in this collection were taken between 1943 and 1944 and depict Rose Hohenstein with her co-worker friends in front the Naval Medical Supply Department and nearby parks. While Rose is identified as the woman in the plaid dress, the other women are unidentified. While working as a clerk in 1943, the Navy Department sent Rose a notification of efficiency rating, which is included in the collection. Also included in the collection is a certificate that Morris Hohenstein (Rose’s brother) was awarded in 1945 recognizing his service during the Second World War at the U.S. Naval Medical Supply Depot at the Navy Yard.
- System of Arrangement
- This collection has no arrangement.
- Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Reproduction Material in this collection is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The use must assume full responsibility for any use of the material, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced material. Please see the BNYDC Archives’ Policy on Access and Use for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Any material used for academic research or otherwise should be credited using the citation below.
- Preferred Citation Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Rose and Morris Hohenstein papers; MC/44; Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
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