Marila Muszynski papers
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Marila Muszynski
- Marcel Muszynski
Biographical History
Marila Muszynski (Muszyński) was born in Kraków, Poland to Isador and Ester (née Rotarnow) Muszyński. Her father owned an electric battery factory, and she had an older brother, Marcel. The family was forced to leave Poland to Soviet-held territory. They were later deported to a Siberian labor camp near a gold-mining town called Aldan. After the war, Marila and her family arrived in Paris as displaced people. They eventually immigrated to the United States.
Marcel Muszynski (Muszyński) was born to Isador and Ester (née Rotarnow) Muszyński. His father owned an electric battery factory, and he had a younger sister, Marila. The family was forced to leave Poland to Soviet-held territory. They were later deported to a Siberian labor camp near a gold-mining town call Aldan.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Shula Kopf
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Shulamit Kopf, a friend of Marila Muszynski.
Scope and Content
The Marila Muszynski papers consist of postcards, poems, and letters. Six postcards, handwritten in pencil by Marcel Muszynski, brother of Marila Muszynski, to Marila and her father, from Russia. Other materials created by Marcel are also included, such as multiple poems handwritten in pen on what appears to be a ledger page and other paper fragments and a handwritten letter, folded five times to form a neat triangle.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use
Copyright Holder: Ms. Shulamit Kopf
People
- Marila Muszynski
- Marcel Muszynski
Subjects
- Kraków (Poland)
- Polish people--Soviet Union.
Genre
- Postcards.
- Correspondence.
- Document