Kay Foldvary papers relating to post-liberation Dachau

Identifier
irn503806
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0188
  • RG-04.043
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503806

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

Kay Foldvary

Acquisition

Both of the Foldvary memoirs are undated. They were donated together with the photographs of photos from the Foldvary album in Jan. 1994 via Howard Cylinder.

Scope and Content

Contains "Recollections of Dachau, May 1945" and "Memories of Life in U.S. Army, 1942 and 116th Evacuation Hosp. in Europe 1944-1945," both written by Karessa (Kay Foldvary). The date of the memoirs is unknown. Both memoirs relate to Foldvary's experiences as a United States Army nurse at Dachau concentration camp after the liberation. Also includes 52 photographs of original photographs from a photo album compiled by Foldvary. The photos depict images of post-liberation Dachau and are accompanied by handwritten captions from Kay Foldvary.

People

  • Foldvary, Karessa Meitzke.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Military nursing.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Personal narratives.

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.