John Hein papers

Identifier
irn521309
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1988.140
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521309

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Hein

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by John Hein.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a 3-page letter written by John Hein to his parents describing the liberation of Zwodau labor camp (a subcamp of Flossenbürg) in what is now the Czech Republic, 2 photographs from the liberation of the camp, and a Star of David badge given to Hein by a labor camp inmate.

People

  • Hein, John.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Women concentration camp inmates--Germany--Flossenbürg.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.

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.

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