Nachlass Samuel Jean Richard (1912-2002)

Identifier
irn47984
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.288
  • RG-58.028
Dates
1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 2002
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

7,229 digital images, PDF

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Jean Richard Samuel Werner (April 9, 1912 - October 8, 2002) studied natural sciences at the University of Bern. In 1942 he became an assistant director of the work camp Thalheim and in October 1942 he became a deputy head of the work camp Davesco. In 1943 he became a head of the women's refugee house in Kriens and later on the head of the work camp in Saint-Cergue. In August 1943 he became an inspector of work camps in the central administration. In August 1944 he became a head of the education division. In 1945 he was involved in the organization of the exhibition of art by refugee children during the conference "Semaines dEtudes pour lEnfance victime de la Guerre (SEPEG), ETH Zürich 10.9.-29.9.1945." He resigned from the central administration in 1946. From 1946 to1968 he taught in the vocational college in Zürich. In October 1952 he organized an international conference on the subject of psychology of children's drawings that was held in Zürich.

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 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Programs in Oct. 2011.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of personal papers of Samuel Jean Richard, primarily from his time as head of refugee work camps, refugee homes and as the inspector of the central camp administration. The collection includes a sub-collection of 403 colored pencil drawings done by Jewish refugee children. In addition, contains 140 forms that include personal information about the refugee children. These forms were indexed by Samuel Jean Richard and added by the Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ) to its refugee databank. The collection also contains an additional 319 drawings done by unknown children for an exhibition that was shown in Zürich in 1952.

System of Arrangement

Organized in the following six series: Series 1, Biographic materials; Series 2, Activities as a teacher; Series 3, Materials on labor camps; Series 4, Children's drawings; Series 5, Correspondence; Series 6, Photographs.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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

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Genre

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.