Overview
- Collection Summary
- The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of Dr. Arthur Kessler, originally of Czernowitz (Chernivtsi, Ukraine), including his imprisonment in the Vapniarka concentration camp in Transnistria and his efforts to treat and manage an outbreak of paralysis of fellow prisoners due to consumption of Lathyrus sativus. Included are artifacts, objects gifted to him, biographical materials, correspondence, research notes and samples related to Lathyrism, written testimony, writings, and a small amount of photographs. Also included is his unpublished memoir Ein Arzt im Lager (A Camp Physician).
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by David Kessler, the son of Dr. Arthur Kessler.
Browse 25 Items In This Collection
Star of David badge
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.2
Miniature book of sketches made by camp prisoners for Dr. Arthur Kessler
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.3
Charms made by Vapniarka prisoners
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.4 a-c
Metal plaque made by Vapniarka prisoners
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.5
Bracelet made by Vapniarka prisoners
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.6
Pin made by Vapniarka prisoners
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.7
"V" pendant or charm, made by Vapniarka prisoners
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.8
Chain with pendant or charm, made by Vapniarka prisoners
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.9 a-b
Portfolio cover for series of drawings and sketches
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.1
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.2
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.3
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.4
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.5
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.6
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.7
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.8
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.9
Drawing with original sketch
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.10.10
Sativa or fodder pea seed
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.11
Seed housed inside glass jar
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.12
Seeds "Type A"
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.13
Seeds "Type B"
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.14
Seeds "Type C"
Object | Accession Number: 2019.183.15
Dr. Arthur Kessler papers
Document | Accession Number: 2019.183.16
bulk: 1922-1947
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- 2023-03-31 09:31:58
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