Maria Ryder papers

Identifier
irn516034
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.228
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
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.

Maria Piatek Ryder donated the Maria Ryder papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in February 1993.

Scope and Content

The Maria Ryder papers consist of two letters from Maria Piatek (later Maria Ryder) in Ravensbrück concentration camp and one letter addressed to Maria Piatek on a pre-printed form entitled "Kriegsgefangengenpost" (prisoner of war mail). The letters were written while Maria Piatek, number 11287, was imprisoned in Ravensbrück concentration camp blocks 16 and 17. The letters also include censor stamps.

System of Arrangement

The Maria Ryder papers is arranged a single series.

People

Subjects

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