Correspondence with Vrba, Rudolf

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/1476
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109982
Dates
13 Feb 1961 - 3 Oct 1963
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Rudolf Vrba (born Walter Rosenberg, 1924-2006) was an English-Canadian biochemist of Slovak-Jewish descent. He is known for having escaped Auschwitz in 1944, and for co-authoring and distributing a detailed report (Vrba-Wetzler report) about the mass murder committed there.

Scope and Content

Correspondence regarding the return of books and access to further material in the Library, including apparently the Vrba-Wetzlar report.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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People

  • Vrba, Rudolf

Subjects

  • Survivors
  • Libraries and Archives
  • Contemporary accounts [1933-1945]

Places

  • England
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