Ida Ney letters

Identifier
irn502255
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0213
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

4

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received these letters from Peter and Irene Ney on September 2, 1999. Peter Ney is the grandson of Ida Ney, the author of the letters.

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence sent by Ida Ney from Brno, Czechoslovakia, to her son Paul Ney, who was able to travel through Dublin and Rio de Janeiro before ultimately emigrating to the United States. The bulk of the correspondence describes Ida Ney's failed efforts to obtain a visa first to the United States and then to Cuba.

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.