Peter Ney letter

Identifier
irn13899
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.264.1 a
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn13899

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Peter Ney

Written by Peter Ney to his parents, 1939. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Peter Ney.

Scope and Content

Letter written by child on Kindertransport to his parents. Rectangular form constructed of paper; printed on recto at upper right side is image of small bearded man wearing blue hat standing under a tree reading a letter; below image is pre-printed blue lines with handwritten text in graphite and on left side is pre-printed blue lines; on verso at upper left side is pre-printed blue lines with handwritten text in graphite; below message in graphite and on right side is pre-printed blue lines with handwritten text in ink.

Subjects

  • Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--England.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.