Jan Komski papers

Identifier
irn515209
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.156
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Jan Komski donated the Jan Komski papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.

Scope and Content

The Jan Komski papers consist of a copy of three identification photographs; a photostat of notice alerting officials to the escape of four individuals (including Jan Komski) from Auschwitz concentration camp; photograph taken immediately after the escape of the four prisoners from Auschwitz; black and white image of a watercolor painted by Jan Komski, who was commissioned by the SS to paint it; two letters written on official form from Auschwitz; and a postcard depicting a man tied to a totem pole with Native Americans dancing around him.

System of Arrangement

The Jan Komski papers are arranged in a single series.

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