Richard Towne collection

Identifier
irn43811
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.447.8
Dates
1 Jan 1927 - 31 Dec 1972
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center

Richard Towne donated this collection to the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center. This collection was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum upon the closure of the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center in Springfield, MA, in September 2010.

Scope and Content

The Richard Towne collection consists of correspondence between American businessman Richard P. Towne and German businessman Herman Ebhardt, between 1927-1937. In the correspondence, the men discuss the politics in their respective countries, the leadership of Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler, and the persecution of Jews in Germany. Also includes Richard H. Towne's notes on his memories of the relationship between Ebhardt and Towne's father, as well as correspondence with, and photographs of, Ebhardt's family in the 1960s and 1970s.

People

Subjects

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.