Ernst Georg Heinrich Hermann Blohm Papers, 1912-1987 (ADA Acc 38)

Abstract

Ernst George Heinrich Hermann (Heini) Blohm (1912-1987) was involved with the development of German South African trade, economy, education and culture. As a German subject, he was interned during World War II. Thereafter he joined the German-Afrikaans Relief Association (DAHA). In 1950 he was appointed business and financial manager of the Hans Merensky Trust. He became President of the Hans Merensky Foundation in 1978 and also served on the Board of SAMAD, later Volkswagen of South Africa. The Papers include information on CONDIP Properties, the development of German Schools, the Hermann Olthaver Trust Fund, the Overseas Trust Corporation, the South African German Chamber of Trade & Industry Ltd etc. Mr Blohm’s autobiography, correspondence with his mother, Gräfin Selma von Baudissin, and with the American branch of the Blohm family, form part of the Papers.