Overview
- Description
- The collection, spanning 1939-1992, consists of one memoir and a diary chiefly documenting life in France leading to and including war. The memoir of Renée de Monbrison (September 1939 to August 1944) is a bound copy typed in French. Entries describe time spent in Biarritz, an arrest in Hossegor, plans of fleeing to England, and her attempts to save her aunt, Loulou Warshawsky, from a camp near Tours. The memoir also includes copies of letters, documents, clippings, and post-war writings. Also included in the collection is one memoir typed in English by Colette Cahen d'Anvers Moore, entitled "Eight Years of a Life." Entries include memories of her activities in the French Resistance, arrest, and yearlong imprisonment in La Santé prison, transfer to Fresnes prison, deportation to Drancy, forced labor in Paris, her escape from a bus, and the liberation of Paris by the American Army.
- Date
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1939-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Christian de Monbrison
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Genre/Form
- Diaries. Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Christian de Monbrison
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Christian de Monbrison donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Feb. 15, 2008.
- 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:
- 2023-07-24 09:42:46
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