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Arnold and Bianca Kraus letters

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2011.81

Overview

Description: Consists of a CD-ROM containing scans of letters, most of which were written by Arnold and Bianca Kraus, and their children in the United States, František Petr and Alice (later Alice Stránský) originally of Náchod, Czechoslovakia, between 1939 and 1943. Arnold perished in Theresienstadt (Terezin), while Bianca perished upon arrive in Auschwitz concentration camp. The originals of these letters and documents are preserved and accessible at the Jewish Museum in Prague. Also contains a folder of a detailed family history explaining the context of the letters.
Date: inclusive: 1939-2010
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Frank Palmer

Physical Details

Language: Czech English German
Genre/Form: Correspondence.
Extent: 1 CD-ROM.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Arnold and Bianca Kraus letters is arranged in a single series.

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: Jewish Museum in Prague

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czech Republic.
Geographic Name: Náchod (Czech Republic : Okres) Czech Republic.
Personal Name: Kraus, Bianca. Kraus, Arnold. Kraus, František Petr. Stránský, Alice.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Frank Palmer donated the Arnold and Bianca Kraus letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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