Helen Tichauer papers

Identifier
irn625783
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.566.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1997
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

box

1

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Helen Tichauer

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by the Estate of Helen Tichauer.

Scope and Content

The Helen Tichauer papers consist of subject files and a photograph album of Feldafing displaced persons camp, clippings regarding Auschwitz war crimes trials in Wuppertal, Germany, and a small amount of correspondence. The photograph album was assembled by Helen Tichauer, a survivor of Auschwitz, who was deported there from Bratislava in 1942, and lived in Feldafing after the war. It depicts Helen, her husband Erwin Tischauer, and numerous friends and activities associated with the camp. Correspondence includes letters received from historian Konrad Kwiet and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum employees Bonnie Gurewitsch and Joan Ringelheim.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as two series. Series 1. Feldafing displaced persons camp, 1945-circa 1995 Series 2. Correspondence and clippings, 1987-1997

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Estate of Helen Tichauer

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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.