Elizabeth Ann Malmquist Wilson Papers

Identifier
irn560294
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.546.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn560294

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Anne Irland

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Anne Irland, daughter of Elizabeth Ann Malmquist.

Scope and Content

Contains three letters, dated May 20, 21 and June 7, 1945. written by Elizabeth Ann Malmquist, an American servicewoman and nurse who was attached to the 139th Evacuation Hospital in Ebensee, Austria, at the site of the former subcamp of Mauthausen concentration camp. The letters describe dire conditions of concentration camp survivors, their health and needs, and Elizabeth’s work. Collection also includes copyprints.

Subjects

  • Ebensee (Austria)

Genre

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