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Estelle Laughlin papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.0251

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Overview

Description: The Estelle Laughlin papers consist of post-war immigration documents for Edith Wakschlag (also known as Esther or Estera) later known as Estelle Laughlin. The documents include a Legitimation Ausweis identifying her as a former prisoner, April 1946; a Hebrew Immigration Aid Society (HIAS) identity card, July 1947; a smallpox vaccination certificate, July 1947; and an Anmeldung certificate which identifies that Michaela, Frieda, and Edith Wakschlag have registered with the local police as stateless persons who resided in Poland prior to the war, October 1945.
Date: inclusive: 1945-1947
Collection Creator: Estelle Laughlin

Physical Details

Language: German English
Genre/Form: Identification cards. Certificates.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Estelle Laughlin papers is arranged in a single series.

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.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust survivors. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jewish refugees. United States--Emigration and immigration. World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic Name: Germany.
Personal Name: Laughlin, Estelle.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Estelle Laughlin donated the Estelle Laughlin papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
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:: 2023-02-24 13:46:26
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