Overview
- Description
- The papers contain paper documents and photographs collected by the donor working as clinical and consulting psychologist, and writing and publishing books pertaining to the Holocaust.
- Date
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inclusive:
1886-2009
bulk: 1987-1993
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dorit B. Whiteman, Ph.D.
- Collection Creator
- Dorit B. Whiteman
- Biography
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Dorit Whiteman was born in Vienna, Austria to a Jewish family. Her father was a physician. Her mother had a doctorate in chemistry, was an accomplished pianist, and proprietor of a renowned girls' boarding school. In 1938 her family escaped to England, where her mother sustained the family by working as a maid. Dorit attended boarding school in Kent but was evacuated at the outbreak of war to the countryside, where she lived in a bricklayer's primitive house. She and her family immigrated to the United States in 1941. Dr. Whiteman earned a BA from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at New York University.
Physical Details
- Extent
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19 boxes
1 oversize folder
1 book enclosure
- System of Arrangement
- The Dorit B. Whiteman papers are arranged as 11 series.
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- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Dr. Dorit B. Whiteman.
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- 2023-02-24 13:38:57
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