Salaspils concentration camp collection

Identifier

irn36420

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

2008.323

Dates

1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1990

Level of Description

Item

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36420

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ilse Eden

Ilse Eden donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Scope and Content

Consists of information about the Salaspils concentration camp in Latvia. Includes documents written by Margers Vestermanis, a museum director; a summary of testimony by prisoner Joseph Gertner; and copies of photographs and artwork.

Corporate Bodies

Salaspils (Concentration camp)

Genre

Personal narratives.
Document

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.