Carl Atkin collection

Identifier: irn538657
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn538657

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Richard Katz, stepson of Carl Atkin.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs, artwork, documents, a ribbon, and scrip relating to the experiences of Carl Atkin’s work after the Holocaust with the UNRRA and later at the American Financial and Development Corporation for Israel.

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Carl Atkin papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn518917
- English
- 1945-1946
- folders 19
- Updated 7 months ago
The Carl Atkins papers comprise documents and photographs related to the his work as the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration director of the Deggendorf displaced persons camp between 1945 and 1946. Materials include an illustrated song book, clippings from the camp’s newspaper, Deggendorf Center Revue, and a memory book created by members of the camp for Carl upon his departure in 1946. Several of Atkin’s identification cards are also included here, as are biographical materials, including a resume and partial memoir. The photographs in this collection include images of ...
Commemorative ribbon worn by a director of the Deggendorf DP camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538650
- English
- overall: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Commemorative ribbon worn by Carl Atkin for a reception dinner for Israeli Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion held in Los Angeles, California, in 1951. Following Israel’s War of Independence (1947-1949), Ben-Gurion turned to American Jewish leaders to help him raise funds by issuing bonds. After the launch of these bonds, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, in 1951, where he was hosted by the Los Angeles Committee for the State of Israel Bonds and the American Financial and Development Corporation for Israel, where Carl Atkin worked. Prior to the end of World War II in 1945, Carl accepted...
Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 5-cent note, acquired by a former director
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538651
- English
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 5 cents, distributed in Deggendorf displaced persons camp in the American zone of Germany, after November 5, 1945, and saved by Carl Atkin, former director of the camp. Under his direction, the camp opened a canteen to purchase items, introduced a currency with which to buy said products, and set up a banking system. Prior to the end of World War II in 1945, Carl accepted a post with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), an international humanitarian organization. On August 23, 1945, he led UNRRA Team 55 to the poorly run Deggendorf displaced ...
Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 10-cent note, acquired by a former director
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538652
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 10 cents, distributed in Deggendorf displaced persons camp in the American zone of Germany, after November 5, 1945, and saved by Carl Atkin, former director of the camp. Under his direction, the camp opened a canteen to purchase items, introduced a currency with which to buy said products, and set up a banking system. Prior to the end of World War II in 1945, Carl accepted a post with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), an international humanitarian organization. On August 23, 1945, he led UNRRA Team 55 to the poorly run Deggendorf displaced...
Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 25-cent note, acquired by a former director
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538653
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 25 cents, distributed in Deggendorf displaced persons camp in the American zone of Germany, after November 5, 1945, and saved by Carl Atkin, former director of the camp. Under his direction, the camp opened a canteen to purchase items, introduced a currency with which to buy said products, and set up a banking system. Prior to the end of World War II in 1945, Carl accepted a post with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), an international humanitarian organization. On August 23, 1945, he led UNRRA Team 55 to the poorly run Deggendorf displaced...
Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 50-cent note, acquired by a former director
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538654
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 50 cents, distributed in Deggendorf displaced persons camp in the American zone of Germany, after November 5, 1945, and saved by Carl Atkin, former director of the camp. Under his direction, the camp opened a canteen to purchase items, introduced a currency with which to buy said products, and set up a banking system. Prior to the end of World War II in 1945, Carl accepted a post with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), an international humanitarian organization. On August 23, 1945, he led UNRRA Team 55 to the poorly run Deggendorf displaced...
Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 1-dollar note, acquired by a former director
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538655
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 1 dollar, distributed in Deggendorf displaced persons camp in the American zone of Germany, after November 5, 1945, and saved by Carl Atkin, former director of the camp. Under his direction, the camp opened a canteen to purchase items, introduced a currency with which to buy said products, and set up a banking system. Prior to the end of World War II in 1945, Carl accepted a post with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), an international humanitarian organization. On August 23, 1945, he led UNRRA Team 55 to the poorly run Deggendorf displaced...
Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 5-dollar note, acquired by a former director
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538656
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 5 dollars, distributed in Deggendorf displaced persons camp in the American zone of Germany, after November 5, 1945, and saved by Carl Atkin, former director of the camp. Under his direction, the camp opened a canteen to purchase items, introduced a currency with which to buy said products, and set up a banking system. Prior to the end of World War II in 1945, Carl accepted a post with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), an international humanitarian organization. On August 23, 1945, he led UNRRA Team 55 to the poorly run Deggendorf displace...
Watercolor portrait of Carl Atkin, former director of Deggendorf displaced persons camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn538732
- English
- overall: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor portrait of Carl Atkin, former director of Deggendorf displaced persons camp in the American zone of Germany, and created by Annemarie Loewe Durra in 1945. On August 9, 1945, Annemarie arrived at Deggendorf after she and many other former prisoners were transferred from Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp where they had been imprisoned in German-occupied Czechoslovakia. There was an active cultural community at Deggendorf and Annemarie contributed illustrations to the Deggendorf Center Review, a newspaper issued by the camp’s Jewish Committee. Prior to the end of World War II in 194...