Abraham Duke papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Abraham Duke
Biographical History
Abraham Duke was born on November 15, 1928 in Minsk, Poland. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States on January 19, 1954.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Louise I. Duke
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Louise I. Duke donated the Abraham Duke papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
Scope and Content
The Abraham Duke papers consists of copyprint photographs of Abraham Duke and his family. Also included is an untitled memoir of Duke's wartime experiences in various ghettos and labor camps, as well as photocopies of articles relate to his childhood in Minsk, Poland (now Mir, Belarus).
System of Arrangement
The Abraham Duke papers are arranged in two series. Series 1. Photographs, circa 1930s-1970s Series 1. Biographical materials, undated
People
- Duke, Abraham.
- Susskind, Emile.
- Rufeisen, Oswald, 1922-1998.
- Duke, Brunia.
- Duke, Solomon.
- Duke, Sara.
- Duke, Gedalia.
Subjects
- Families.
- Mir, (Belarus)
- Poland.
- Minsk (Poland)
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Soldiers--United States.
- Belarus.
- Jews--Poland.
Genre
- Personal narratives.
- Memoir.
- Document
- Photographs.