Mirko Tuma collection

Identifier
irn517301
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.395
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1967
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Czech
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517301

Extent and Medium

oversize box

1

1 sound recording,

Creator(s)

  • Mirko Tuma

Biographical History

Mirko Tuma was born in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic). He was a survivor of Theresienstadt, His mother was also a Holocaust survivor, but his father perished at Auschwitz. Mirko immigrated to the Unites States as a political refugee in 1951. He was a published author of several plays and books of poetry.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carol Lidz

Carol Lidz donated her former husband's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 28, 2005. She added accretions in 2014 and 2017.

Scope and Content

Consists of material regarding the life and work of Mirko Tuma, a poet, playwright, and critic who survived the Theresienstadt ghetto. Includes photographs, program and script copies, a book entitled "Ghetto našich dnů" about Terezin, and a book of poetry entitled "Rust on a Weather Vane." Also includes newspaper clippings of his post-war theater career and articles about Terezin.

People

  • Tuma, Mirko.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Prague (Czech Republic)

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.