John and Melanie Balzer papers

Identifier
irn516540
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.81
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516540

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John and Melanie Balzer

John and Melanie Balzer donated the papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of a letter written on a pre-printed form by a prisoner in Flossenbürg concentration camp, an envelope mailed by a prisoner at Flossenbürg, and a postcard mailed from the Generalgouvernement of Poland to a Jewish relief agency in Geneva, Switzerland, notifying them that Feiga Prokeszh received their provision package.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Concentration camp inmates' writings--Germany--Flossenbürg.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Poland.
  • Jews--Poland--History--20th century.

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.

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