Hiram and Rose Bingham collection
Acquisition
Rose and Thomas Bingham donated the Hiram and Rose Bingham papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991, 1992, and 1993.
Scope and Content
The Hiram and Rose Bingham collection consists of correspondence, photographic materials, and printed materials documenting Hiram Bingham's efforts to assist refugees while serving as Vice Consul at the American Consulate in Marseilles. Among the papers are photographs of lines of refugees at the American Consulate in Marseilles, the concentration camp at Gurs, and Marc Chagall, and a letter from Varian Fry. The collection also includes 8mm motion picture film.
Genre
- Collection