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  3. Charlene Schiff collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Charlene Schiff. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  4. Andre Saupe collection

    The Andre Saupe collection comprise the Margaretha Rosenfeld papers as well as a Volksempfaenger DKE 38 radio, two books, a newspaper, and two lists of publications.

  5. Jack and Sonia Rubin collection

    Consists primarily of 24 photographs. Many have inscriptions in Yiddish, and include many pre-war images of Jack Rubin's family from Bransk, Poland. The donor, Jack Rubin, immigrated to the United States under the sponsorship of his Uncle, Arthur J. Sussel.; Mr. Sussel appears in some photographs while visiting relatives in Bransk before the war. The collection also includes Torah scroll fragments.

  6. Clara Kramer collection

    The collection consist of one piece of Łódź ghetto scrip, a wartime diary, an autograph book, biographical materials, and photographs relating to the experiences of Clara Kramer during the Holocaust while in hiding, as well as pre-Holocaust friendships and postwar nursing training and work in displaced persons camps.

  7. Oral history interviews of the BILD TV collection

    Oral history interviews with Holocaust survivors produced by BILD TV for its production on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp.

  8. Jacques Stambul collection

    The collection consists of an identity card issued to Jacques Stambul (donors' husband and father), December 1953. Jacques Stambul had been arrested in November 1943 in France and deported to Buchenwald where he was interned from 17 November 1943 to April 1945.. It also includes a badge and a prisoner patch worn by Jacques Stambul in Buchenwald.

  9. Harold B. Conlan collection

    The collection consists of a yarn doll, seven pieces of currency, a pennant, and a soap bar relating to the experiences of Harold B. Conlan, a soldier in the 701st Company D, US Army, which assisted in the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany in April 1945.

  10. Henry and Rose Brewster collection

    The collection consists of one Buchenwald concentration camp coupon and one Łódź ghetto scrip.

  11. Michal Klepfisz collection

    The collection consists of a Polish Virtuti Militari medal with its presentation box and envelope, and correspondence relating to the experiences of Michal Klepfisz in Warsaw, Poland, during World War II.

  16. German naval history book with stereoscopic prints collection

    The collection consists of a book, stereoscopic viewing glasses, and stereoscopic prints relating to the history of the German Navy.

  17. Severin Wunderman family collection

    The collection consists of three watercolors created by Oscar Liedel, and a book titled "La Guerre et L'Occupation Vues."

  18. Virginia Longest collection

    Consists of 38 photographs of the Buchenwald concentration camp soon after liberation, ruins of Hitler's Berchtesgaden home, the Hotel Florida in Bad Wiessee, and other postwar images. The photos were taken with a Kodak Instamatic camera by Virginia Longest (donor), a nurse in General Patton's army, and developed in an Xray laboratory. The collection also includes a bayonet and sheath from the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth), as well as a dagger, that the donor acquired in 1945 in Germany. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  19. Rolf Wartenberg collection

    Collection that includes eighteen drawings on a total of 10 sheets in a folder of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg trials. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. In addition, the collection includes a report and entrance passes related to the Nuremberg trials.

  20. Hiram and Rose Bingham collection

    The Hiram and Rose Bingham collection consists of correspondence, photographic materials, and printed materials documenting Hiram Bingham's efforts to assist refugees while serving as Vice Consul at the American Consulate in Marseilles. Among the papers are photographs of lines of refugees at the American Consulate in Marseilles, the concentration camp at Gurs, and Marc Chagall, and a letter from Varian Fry. The collection also includes 8mm motion picture film.