Ilse Hausstein collection

Identifier
irn522588
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.353.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522588

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired the collection from Torsten Hornung Philatelie in 2001.

Scope and Content

Contains documents pertaining to the sterilization of Ilse Hausstein. Includes a letter from authorities in Zwickau, asking her to show up at counseling appointment in 1936; a printed insert explaining the purpose of sterilization; and a 1926 letter of reference from a former employer of Haustein, where she had worked as a maid. File also contains a letter of reference for Rudolf Beiersdorf, attesting that he had successfully completed his apprenticeship in 1925 as a "Zimmergesellen."

Subjects

  • Involuntary sterilization--Germany.

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.