Henry Wasmer papers Nachlass Henry Wasmer (1901-1992)

Identifier
irn44314
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.220
  • RG-58.016
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1992
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44314

Extent and Medium

749 digital images, PDF

Creator(s)

  • Henry Wasmer

Biographical History

Henry Wasmer (Nov.14,1901 – Sep.19, 1992) was a International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) official. Graduated from the "Ecole supérieure de commerce" in Lausanne. Held managerial positions in various companies in Italy, France, England, and Germany before joining the ICRC in 1942. At the ICRC Wasmer was responsible for organizing the "division de secours," i.e. the procurement, transportation, and distribution of care packages to POWs.

Archival History

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte - Archivleitung

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ), Switzerland; the signature: NL Henry Wasmer. The AfZ acquired the collection from 1984-1989. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in Nov. 2011.

Scope and Content

Contains records of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Includes reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches and various articles relating to the mission of the “division de secours;” aid to POWs during World War II, POW camps in Germany, and correspondence with Carl Jacob Burckhardt, Roger Gallopin, Max Huber, Albert Lombard, Robert Macduff, Heinrich Zangger, and others. The collection contains also biographical files, personal papers, autobiographical summaries, visual material of the ICRC, and Second World War artifacts. Includes a rare map printed on silk. This map, a “blood chit,” was sewn into the jackets of American airman in order to assist downed fliers to flee Nazi-occupied territories into Switzerland or Spain. This artifact has been scanned together with the rest of the archival material in the collection.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte - Archivleitung

People

  • Huber, Max.
  • Gallopin, Roger.
  • Lombard, Albert.
  • Wasmer, Henry, 1901-1992.
  • Zangger, Heinrich.
  • Macduff, Robert.

Corporate Bodies

  • International Committee of the Red Cross

Subjects

  • Prisoners of war--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.

Genre

  • Document
  • Photographs.
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Artifacts.
  • Maps.
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.

Copies

  • Archiv für Zeitgeschichte

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte

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