Morris family collection

Identifier
irn501850
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0442
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from Danielle Alex in November 1997 via Mark Ziomek, director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library.

Scope and Content

Contains Danielle Alix Morris's personal memoir and a photocopy of her mother's arrestrecord. Danielle Alix Morris's memoir describes her move closer to the Swiss border after Germany annexed Alsace and hiding in the countryside of France. This collection also includes excerpts from her mother's memoir which describe Gestapo interrogation, experiences in Drancy, deportations to Auschwitz, and her father's escape to Switzerland.

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.