Michael Kolanik papers

Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0918

Document Creator: Michael Kolanik Jr.
Biography: Michael Kolanik, Jr., (1948-2004) was the son of Michael Kolanik, Sr., (1913-1992), who was born in Pennsylvania but taken to Poland by his Polish-born mother and uncle in 1921. During the German occupation of Poland, he was forced into labor service on farms and in factories in Germany.
System of Arrangement: The Michael Kolanik papers are arranged in two series: I. Photocopies of correspondence and clippings [1991-1995], 1995, and II. Photocopies of documentation [1940-1950], 1995
Topical Term: Forced labor--Germany.
Polish Americans--Germany.
World War, 1939-1945--Reparations.
Geographic Name: Regensburg (Germany)
Oer-Erkenschwick (Germany)
Corporate Name: Hermann-Göring-Werke Salzgitter-Wattenstedt.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Michael Kolanik donated his 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.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Fair use only.
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