Overview
- Description
- Consists of one CD-ROM containing the unpublished memoir, 589 pages, in Turkish, of Ambassador Behiç Erkin, who was the Turkish ambassador to Vichy France during World War II. Also includes a photocopy of a February 20, 1944 report from Laurence Steinhardt in Ankara to the War Refugee Board in Washington, DC, regarding rescue efforts in Turkey.
- Date
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inclusive:
1876-1958
publication/distribution: 2008
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Yücel Güçlü
Physical Details
- Language
- Turkish
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narratives.
- Extent
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1 CD-ROM.
- 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
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Yücel Güçlü
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Erkin, Behiç.
- Corporate Name
- United States. War Refugee Board
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Mr. Yücel Güçlü donated this memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Feb. 2009.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-10-24 14:35:34
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