Robert Waitz collection

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2011.367.1

Overview

Description: Consists of articles written by Dr. Georges Hauptmann regarding the work and Holocaust experiences of Professor Robert Waitz. Professor Waitz, a hematologist, was deported to Auschwitz in October 1943, where he worked as a doctor in the prisoner's hospital in Monowitz. He was liberated from Buchenwald in April 1945. Professor Waitz was later president of the International Auschwitz Committee between 1960-1967 and the collection contains speeches he made in that capacity as well as speeches and articles regarding his research on the consequences of deportation and medical experimentation, particularly the typhus epidemic at Buchenwald. The collection also includes written testimonies with fellow survivors, tributes written about Professor Waitz, copyprints, and a finding aid to his collection, which is located at the University of Haifa.
Date: inclusive: 1967-2010
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Georges Hauptmann

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: Dr. Georges Hauptmann

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Professor Georges Hauptmann donated this material to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011.