Oral history interview with Karessa (Kay) Foldvary

Identifier
irn508657
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0441.37
  • RG-50.462.0037
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508657

Extent and Medium

1 sound cassette (60 min.),

Biographical History

The Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive conducted the interview with Karessa (Kay) Foldvary in Philadelphia, Pa., on July 6, 1989. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the tapes of the interview from Gratz College on September 22, 1998.

Archival History

Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Foldvary, Karessa Meitzke.
  • Karessa M. Foldvary

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Photography.
  • Concentration camp inmates--Medical care.
  • Crematoriums.
  • Typhus fever.
  • Germany.
  • Nurses.
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
  • France.
  • Medical personnel
  • Munich (Germany)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Medical care.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.
  • Disinfection and disinfectants.

Genre

  • Oral History
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