Harry Goldsmith collection, Book 11

Identifier
irn545641
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1988.64.11
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

1 album collection,

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Harry Goldsmith

Acquired by Harry Goldsmith with the assistance of his son Kenneth, late 1960s-late 1970s. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by the Harry Goldsmith Estate, Kenneth and Ellen Goldsmith, Executors.

Scope and Content

The collection consists primarily of stamps, envelopes, postcards, correspondence, postal cancellations, scrip, identification cards, photographs, work permits, ration cards, and receipts relating to the Holocaust in various countries, ghettos, and concentration camps. The scrapbooks are organized by concentration camp, location, ghetto, and period. Book 11 concerns the Gurs, de Argeles, and Vittel camps.

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.