Peter Laband collection

Identifier
irn501644
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0154
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501644

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Peter Laband

Scope and Content

Consists of one memoir, 71 pages, in typed and handwritten German, written by Dr. Paul Laband in 1938 after his release from the Buchenwald concentration camp, where he was imprisoned for 1937-1938. In the memoir, he describes many details of daily life, and began writing the memoir almost immediately after his release, when his family emigrated to Trinidad. Includes an English language typed translation written by Dr. Laband's son, Peter Laband.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Trinidad.

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.