Ruth Heller Slater collection

Identifier
irn51104
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.540.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

8

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Heller Slater

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Ruth Heller Slater.

Scope and Content

Documents, photographs, and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Ruth Heller (donor) in Vienna, Austria throughout the World War II. Included in the collection are documents for Edith Hollander (donor's mother), Heinrich Heller (donor's father) as well as Anna Schneid and Moritz Hollander (donor's maternal grandparents), all of who survived the Holocaust. Ruth, Edith, and Anna remained in the Vienna Jewish community and Heinrich survived multiple concentration camps over a six year period. Also included are documents for extended family who did not survive or who passed away before the war.

Subjects

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.