Steven Vogel collection
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 and 2016 by James Vogel, the son of Steven Vogel.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a cotton shirt and a leather belt worn by Steven Vogel as he exited Mauthausen concentration camp upon liberation in April 1945. Steven Vogel took the shirt and belt from an SS storeroom housing clothing and supplies at the camp. Letter: handwritten by Tomi Baratod [sic] in Budapest addressed to "Pistka" [sic], dated December 14, 1946. Letter describes events in Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland after Steven was evacuated from there to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Written by a friend of Steven's who remained in Auschwitz and detailed his experiences, in Hungarian. Film reel: 3 reels of 8mm pre-war Hungarian family footage.
Genre
- Collection