David H. Pollock papers

Identifier
irn514522
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.56
  • RG-10.405
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1960
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

David H. Pollock, a Jewish officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, was at Buchenwald concentration camp soon after liberation. He collected the names and addresses of relatives of liberated prisoners and wrote to them that their family members were still alive and needed their assistance. Due to his efforts, many Holocaust survivors were united with their families.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Prof. David H. Pollock.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of an envelope and three letters to David H. Pollock concerning the search for Israel Ajzenberg (later known as Harold Eisenberg) and Mrs. Chaim Rosenbaum [sister of Israel Ajzenberg] by their families. One letter was written by Claude Renaud, Chief Constable of Windsor, Ontario, and another letter was written by C.W. Farrow, also Chief Constable of Windsor, Ontario.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

People

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.