Kurt Weiser collection

Identifier
irn562692
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.303.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

book enclosure

oversize box

3

1

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William Schuman

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by William Schuman, nephew of Kurt Weiser.

Scope and Content

Collection of documents, photograph albums, and correspondence related to Kurt Weiser's experiences during World War II. Born in 1922 in the Czech Republic, Kurt was raised in Chorzow, Poland and deported or forced to flee to Siberia and further east into the Soviet Union. After the war, Kurt settled and worked in the New Ulm displaced persons camp, and eventually immigrated to Buffalo, NY.

Subjects

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.