Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Pencil stolen from Germans and used by Dr. Kraus while he was working with partisans.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia
- Contributor
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Subject:
Herbert Kraus
- Biography
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Herbert Kraus
Physical Details
- Classification
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Office Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Writing materials
- Object Type
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Pencils (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Red center, red paint outside.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.730 inches (4.394 cm) | Diameter: 0.390 inches (0.991 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wood, paint
- Inscription
- "1000" imprint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The pencil was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia
- Record last modified:
- 2022-11-03 11:13:48
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn2918
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Also in Herbert Kraus collection
The collection consist of photographs and photocopies of records documenting Dr. Kraus’s work as the deputy chief of the Medical Corps of the People’s Liberation Partisan and Volunteer Army of Yugoslavia.
Date: 1942-1946
Dr. Herbert Kraus papers
Document
The Dr. Herbert Kraus papers consist of photographs and photocopies of records documenting Dr. Kraus’s work as the deputy chief of the Medical Corps of the People’s Liberation Partisan and Volunteer Army of Yugoslavia. Photographs depict Dr. Kraus, Josip Broz Tito, and Dr. Gojko Nikolis. Photocopies document Kraus’ task of inspecting hospitals and sanatoriums, his work with the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia, and recognition for his participation in the Battle of the Sutjeska.
