Egon Berg papers

The Egon Berg papers consist of biographical materials and emigration and immigration papers documenting the marriage of Karl and Rosa Berg, their relocation to Kenya with Egon in 1939, and their immigration to the United States in 1947. Records include a wedding certificate, Rosa Berg’s German identification card and Kenyan certificate of registration, Kenyan customs forms, orders and restrictions to which the Bergs were subject in Kenya, and a letter of recommendation in lieu of passport for the Berg family. Egon Berg was born April 16, 1937 in Cologne to Karl (born December 26, 1892) and Rosa Berg (born February 20, 1911). The family lived in Lechenich but fled to Kenya in June 1939, joining family members in Nairobi and settling in Limuru. They immigrated to the United States in 1947.