Messersmith, G.S.
Date
2011-06-15
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
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Met Katie [i.e. Kathe] Streseman[n], widow of former Chancellor Gustave Streseman[n] shortly after arrival in Berlin in 1930; she was left by husband in precarious financial circumstances, but friends and admirers of the former Chancellor had set up trust fund for her on which she could live comfortably; Messersmiths saw her and her two sons frequently in her home and in theirs; she was very intelligent woman with profound knowledge of German situation and had been tremendous help to her husband as Chancellor; one of pleasantest memories the Messersmiths had of their stay in Berlin was their friendship and association with her; when Nazis came into power, she had to leave country, for as Jews, she and her two sons would have been subject to serious molestation.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.