Dixie Foster collection

Identifier: irn521735
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Gretchen Davenport, the great-niece of Dixie Foster.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of currency, documents, publications, and a scrapbook relating to the experiences of Dixie Foster when she worked as a court reporter during the US Military Tribunal known as the Dachau war crimes trials, in Germany after World War II.

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Displaying items 1 to 13 of 13

Dixie Foster papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521965
- English
- oversize box 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The papers consist of a scrapbook, a newspaper clipping, and a document (4 pages) collected by Dixie Foster while she served as a secretary during the war crime trials in Europe after World War II.
Kingdom of Italy, 2 lire note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521966
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Italian 2 lire bank note acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. The Kingdom of Italy had a Fascist government from 1922-1943, led by Benito Mussolini. It was closely allied with Nazi Germany and lost control of most of the country in 1943. Not long after the war ended on May 7, 1945, a constitutional referendum was hel...
Italy Ministry of the Treasury, 1 lire note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521967
- English
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Italian 1 lire bank note acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. The Kingdom of Italy had a Fascist government from 1922-1943, led by Benito Mussolini. It was closely allied with Nazi Germany and lost control of most of the country in 1943. This currency was issued in 1944 by the provisional government established with ...
Republic of Czechoslovakia, 10 korun note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521968
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Czechoslovakian 10 korun bank note acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. During World War II, Czechoslovakia ceased to exist as the country was partitioned and absorbed by Nazi Germany and its allies. In April 1945, Germany was losing the war and the Third Republic of Czechoslovakia was created. This currency was issu...
Republic of Czechoslovakia, 10 korun note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521969
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Czechoslovakian 10 korun bank note acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. During World War II, Czechoslovakia ceased to exist as the country was partitioned and absorbed by Nazi Germany and its allies. In April 1945, Germany was losing the war and the Third Republic of Czechoslovakia was created. This currency was issu...
United States Military payment certificate, 10 cent note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521970
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Military payment certificate for 10 cents acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948.
Allied Military, 10 mark note, with inscription by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521971
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Allied military currency valued at 10 marks acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. It was inscribed on May 5, 1946, by Dixie and a US Colonel with whom she worked in Germany.
Republic of Czechoslovakia, 20 korun note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521972
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Czechoslovakian 20 korun bank note acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. During World War II, Czechoslovakia ceased to exist as the country was partitioned and absorbed by Nazi Germany and its allies. In April 1945, Germany was losing the war and the Third Republic of Czechoslovakia was created. This currency was issu...
Nazi Germany, 5 mark note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521973
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
German bank note valued at 5 marks, issued in 1939, acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948.
Bank of Algeria, 100 franc note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521974
- English
- overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
French Algerian bank note valued at 100 francs acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948.
Camps de mort [Book]
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521975
- English
- 1946
- Updated 7 months ago
Illustrated history of the death camps in Europe created immediately after the end of World War II in May 1945. It was acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948.
"Dora"-Nordhausen war crimes trial Pamphlet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521976
- English
- 1947
- Updated 7 months ago
Softcover book titled, Illustrated history of the Dora-Nordhausen War Crimes Trial, given to Dixie Foster with a personal inscription by the author. It was acquired by Dixie when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. William J. Aalmans, the author, was a War Department civilian and a member of the Netherlands Army, who was attached to a War Crimes...
Portfolio
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521977
- English
- 1946
- Updated 7 months ago
Portfolio of rotogravure prints of 24 drawings by George (Jerzy) Zielezinski depicting scenes he witnessed of daily life and death as a prisoner in German concentration camps from 1943-1945. The set includes a portfolio cover, a folded insert with an essay about the prints, and 24 individual reproductions. After his emigration to the US in 1949, sets were sold by the American Friends Service Committee to raise funds for Zielezinski's support. Zielezinski, a Polish Catholic, was arrested in March 1943 in Warsaw by the German occupation authorities for political activity. He was sent to Ausch...