Hoexter family collection

Identifier
irn605716
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Sandra Hoexter.

Scope and Content

Consists of photographs, postcards, documents, and glass slides related to the Holocaust experiences of Herbert Hoexter, originally of Frankfurt, Germany. Includes pre-war and wartime family photographs, information about his internment in Dachau in 1938, his emigration to England, where he was imprisoned in the Kitchener internment camp from August 1939-April 1940, and information regarding his work in the United States from 1940-1942. Also includes photographic negatives and glass slides and an oral history interview with Herbert Hoexter.

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.