Fred Joseph Golinveaux, Jr. letter
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Susan M. Kaffer donated the Fred Joseph Golinveaux, Jr. letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004. Susan M. Kaffer is the daughter of Fred Joseph Golinveaux Jr.
Scope and Content
The two-page letter was written by Fred Joseph Golinveaux, Jr. and was sent to his parents while he was serving with the United States Army in Heidelberg, Germany, during World War II. In the letter, he describes the experiences of Michael Goldberg, a 15-year-old Polish boy who spent three years in concentration camps in Austria.
System of Arrangement
The Fred Joseph Golinveaux, Jr. letter is arranged in a single series.
People
- Golinveaux, Jr., Fred Joseph.
- Goldberg, Michael.
Subjects
- Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Austria.
- Heidelberg (Germany)
- Soldiers' writings, American.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Forced labor.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Personal narratives.
- Letters.
- Document
- Correspondence.