Overview
- Description
- The Michael Kolanik papers document Kolanik's unsuccessful efforts to receive compensation or recognition from the German, Polish, and American governments for the time his father, Michael Kolanik, Sr., spent in Nazi labor camps in Germany during World War II.
- Date
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inclusive:
1991-1995
- Collection Creator
- Michael Kolanik Jr.
- Biography
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Michael Kolanik, Jr., (1948-2004) was the son of Michael Kolanik, Sr., (1913-1992), who was born in Pennsylvania but taken to Poland by his Polish-born mother and uncle in 1921. During the German occupation of Poland, he was forced into labor service on farms and in factories in Germany.
Physical Details
- Extent
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3 folders
- System of Arrangement
- The Michael Kolanik papers are arranged in two series: I. Photocopies of correspondence and clippings [1991-1995], 1995, and II. Photocopies of documentation [1940-1950], 1995
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Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Regensburg (Germany) Oer-Erkenschwick (Germany)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Michael Kolanik donated his papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-02 15:34:01
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