Teodor Gruca papers

Identifier
irn534002
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.551.1
  • 2017.644.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn534002

Extent and Medium

folders

5

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kazimierz Gruca

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Kazimierz Gruca, in memory of his father Teodor Gruca.

Scope and Content

Contains documents relating to the experiences of Teodor Gruca, including material related to this incarceration in Dachau between 1940-1945, and his postwar activity as a music teacher. He was arrested by the Gestapo for the refusal to sign the "Volksliste." The collection includes a song book with forty songs, which were sung by the prisoners' of the Polish Choir, of which Teodor Gruca was the director. Includes a small album signed by members of the choir after liberation; documents issued by government authorities upon his return to Poland in 1945; materials related to his employment and supplemental education; and his application for reparations from Germany.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)

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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