Scope and Contents The Wilhem H. Bauer Collection contains objects from a medical doctor and Director of Pathology at Saint Louis University’s Dental School. Born to a Jewish mother, Bauer immigrated to the United States after Nazi persecution and accepted a position at Saint Louis University. Bauer was also known for his friendship with Kurt von Schuschnigg, chancellor of Austria in the 1930s and a friend from Innsbruck whom Bauer invited to teach at Saint Louis University in the 1940s. The collection...

Scope and Contents

The realia are three-dimensional personal objects from Wilhelm Bauer, including a holy water vessel from Innsbruck, Austria; a 14k gold pendant from 1942 (inscription reads: W.H. Bauer, ETA-ETA, 1942), and a tie pin from J. Trattler jeweler in Innsbruck, Austria