Frances Potts papers

Identifier
irn652559
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.67.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Frances G. Potts served with the American Red Cross in Europe in 1944 and 1945. In May 1945, she visited the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany, witnessing the atrocities committed by the Nazis. She later married and became Frances M. Grubbs Etherington.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Laurie Etherington

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Laurie Etherington, daughter of Frances Potts.

Scope and Content

The Frances Potts papers consists of a two page letter with an addressed envelope written by Frances G. Potts (later Frances M. Grubbs Etherington) of the American Red Cross. The letter is addressed to Captain and Mrs. O L. Grubbs, Jr. in Walla Walla, Washington and is written in English and dated May 3, 1945. The letter congratulates the couple on their pregnancy and describes her visits to the Ohrdruf concentration camp and the atrocities committed by the Nazis. The papers also includes a photograph of Frances Potts, a member of the American Red Cross, stationed in Europe in 1944 and 1945.

System of Arrangement

The Frances Potts papers are arranged in a single series.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Laurie Etherington

People

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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