Kurt Weiser collection
Extent and Medium
folders
book enclosure
oversize box
3
1
1
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William Schuman
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by William Schuman, nephew of Kurt Weiser.
Scope and Content
Collection of documents, photograph albums, and correspondence related to Kurt Weiser's experiences during World War II. Born in 1922 in the Czech Republic, Kurt was raised in Chorzow, Poland and deported or forced to flee to Siberia and further east into the Soviet Union. After the war, Kurt settled and worked in the New Ulm displaced persons camp, and eventually immigrated to Buffalo, NY.
Subjects
- Siberia (Russia).
Genre
- Document
- Letters.
- Photograph albums.
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.