Book
Archival History
The book was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Hard cover copy of the book, Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. published 1969. In response to the burning of copies of this book, Vonnegut wrote to the chairman of the Drake School Board, "Books are sacred to free men for very good reasons...Wars have been fought against nations which hate books and burn them"
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials
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