Philomena K. Malin collection

Identifier
irn601192
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.327.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn601192

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Philomena K. Malin

Biographical History

Philomena Malin was with the USO in Europe during WWII. She never spoke with her family about what she witnessed in the camp. After the war she had a career with the State Department, (she was fluent in Russian) and was stationed in Prague and Belgrade during the Cold War. Her family says that she reported directly to John Foster Dulles, and never spoke about her work. She passed away in 1970.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Pedretti

Sent home from WWII by Philomena K. Malin (donor's aunt) to her family. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by David Pedretti.

Scope and Content

Envelope sent by Philomena K. Malin to her family in Genoa, Wisconsin containing three black and white photographic prints which depicts victims of the Nordhausen concentration camp immediately following liberation; photographs captioned on verso; dated April 1945.

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Genre

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