Winterhilfswerk Des Deutschen Volkes lapel pin
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
Creator(s)
- Winterhilfswerk Des Deutschen Volkes (Distributor)
Archival History
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the University of Mary Washington Galleries
Scope and Content
Pin issued by the Winterhilfswerk Des Deutschen Volkes [Winter Relief Agency of the German People], a public charity fundraising organization established in Germany by the Nazi Party in 1933. In addition to fundraising, the organization was used by the Nazi regime to promote Volksgemeinschaft, a sense of community among the German people.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Oval, dark brown, plastic pin. There is a raised center design of a pine tree with lit candles in its branches. In the upper left and right are 3 impressed letters, and at bottom, impressed numbers. Back has pin clasp attached by solder. Beneath pin is affixed a square paper label with text and an image of a green heart with an orange banner on white background.
back, printed on label, white ink : Thuringen back, printed on label, black ink : [illegible]
Subjects
- Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Germany
- Charity -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Charities--Germany--20th century.
- Popular culture--Germany--20th century.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts