Gaus Mirgaulis collection

Identifier
irn500026
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.52
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500026

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Jeanne D. Boeing in 2000.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of pen-pal letters written by Gaus Mirgaulis in Dresden, Germany to Jeanne D. Boeing in the United States. The letters were written between January and June 1939 and also include photographs and a postcard. In several of the letters Gaus discusses his experiences with the Hitler Jugend.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

Corporate Bodies

  • Hitler Youth

Subjects

  • Dresden (Germany)
  • Antisemitism--Germany.

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.