Helen Waren letter concerning displaced persons

Identifier
irn503001
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.A.0088
  • RG-19.002.01
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503001

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

Mr. Jim Sanders

Acquisition

The Helen Waren letter and the cover letter from Charles Heitzberg were copied from Record Group 260 (OMGUS) at NARA. The copies were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives ca. 1987. No further provenance information is available in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum donor file.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of an undated letter by Helen Waren, an actress in Europe at the close of World War II. In her letter she describes her experiences with Allied troops in Europe, displaced persons camps, and displaced Jews suffering persecution after the war. Also included is a 21 Nov 1945 letter by Maj. Charles Heitzberg of the War Department - Office of the Chief of Staff describing the origins of the letter to Lt. General Lucius D. Clay.

People

  • Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
  • Waren, Helen.
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
  • Danziger, Morris.
  • Heitzberg, Charles.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

Genre

  • Document
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