Certificate of Citizenship document holder
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
Archival History
The certificate holder was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by the Estate of Wesley Zineski
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Wesley Zineski
Scope and Content
United States Certificate of Naturalization document holder. The certificate was issued to Wesley Cosimer Zineski in 1953. The holder is part of a collection documenting the experiences of the Zyzniewski family before, during and after WWII. The Zyzniewskis were a Catholic family from Łódź who were active in the resistance. Wieslaw Zyzniewski (later Wesley Zineski) and his mother Janina were arrested by the Gestapo in February 1942 for their political activities and first sent to Radgoszcz. In October 1942 they were sent to Auschwitz, where Janina died in January 1943. Wieslaw was sent to Buchenwald in March 1943 where he was liberated by the US Army in April 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use. Copyright may be retained by the Estate of Wesley Zineski.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Leather document holder embossed with the words "Certificate of Citizenship/United States of America."
Genre
- Object
- Containers