Robert Hopper collection

Identifier
irn518096
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.81
Dates
1 Jan 1861 - 31 Dec 1958
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518096

Extent and Medium

box

oversize box

1

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Robert Hopper donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Feb. 17, 2006. He collected this material while working in antiques.

Scope and Content

Consists of post-war letters sent to survivor Hrissetta Badescu, restitution paperwork related to the family of Alexander Weinrich, identity cards and paperwork related to survivor Alexander Dolin, a copy of "Tale of a City" published by the Office of War Information (OWI), the May 1939 issue of "Current History" which includes a large section on refugees, and other miscellaneous documents related to American preparation and policies towards Germany. Also includes one album, containing clippings of articles regarding displaced persons camps, written by Jack Delaney, a journalist with the Journal-Bulletin of Providence, Rhode Island.

Genre

  • Document
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