Overview
- Description
- Memoir, 169 pages, about Charles Leigh's family history, his experiences in Germany as a child, and his later escape to England on a Kindertransport.
- Collection Creator
- Charles Leigh
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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3 folders
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).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--England.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this memoir through intramural transfer via United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Art and Artifacts on April 15, 1998. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Art and Artifacts received it from Charles Leigh's cousin, Ursula Mansbacher, on April 9, 1998.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:56:24
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Also in Charles Leigh collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Charles Leigh as a child on the Kindertransports in England. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Max and Dora Liebenau letters
Document
Contains letters and postcards sent from addressed to siblings Helga and Karlheinz (Charlie or Charley) Liebenau (now Leigh), originally of Charlottenburg, Germany, from their parents, Max and Dora Liebenau, following the children's arrival in England on a Kindertransport.
