Dorit B. Whiteman papers
Extent and Medium
boxes
oversize folder
book enclosure
19
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1
Creator(s)
- Dorit B. Whiteman
Biographical History
Dorit Whiteman was born in Vienna, Austria to a Jewish family. Her father was a physician. Her mother had a doctorate in chemistry, was an accomplished pianist, and proprietor of a renowned girls' boarding school. In 1938 her family escaped to England, where her mother sustained the family by working as a maid. Dorit attended boarding school in Kent but was evacuated at the outbreak of war to the countryside, where she lived in a bricklayer's primitive house. She and her family immigrated to the United States in 1941. Dr. Whiteman earned a BA from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at New York University.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dorit B. Whiteman, Ph.D.
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Dr. Dorit B. Whiteman.
Scope and Content
The papers contain paper documents and photographs collected by the donor working as clinical and consulting psychologist, and writing and publishing books pertaining to the Holocaust.
System of Arrangement
The Dorit B. Whiteman papers are arranged as 11 series.
People
- Dorit B. Whiteman
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Psychological aspects.
- Holocaust survivors--Mental health.
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
- Jewish refugees--Mental health.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Document