Henry Morgenthau, Jr. photographs

Identifier
irn517615
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.478
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517615

Extent and Medium

oversize folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Henry Morgenthau III donated his father's photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Nov.16, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of 23 large black and white photographs taken of Henry Morgenthau, Jr., the Secretary of the Treasury under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also includes photographs of other influential figures in the Roosevelt administration and photographs of Henry Morgenthau, Sr., the United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide.

People

  • Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-1967.
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. War Refugee Board

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.

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