Stella and Chester Szczesny papers

Identifier
irn698767
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.151.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edward Szczesny

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Edward Szczesny, the son of Stella and Chester Szczesny.

Scope and Content

Contains photographs documentating the memorialization of Polish Roman Catholics Stanisława and Czesław Szczesny, both survivors of multiple concentration camps and attempts to drown victims (some who survived) on the Thielbeck and Deutschland ships. The collection also includes a postwar identity card for Czesław.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. Edward Szczesny

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.