Margarete Brinkmann diary
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Overview
- Description
- Contains a diary written by Margarete Brinkmann, a German citizen who began her diary on May 9, 1945, commenting on the defeat of Germany and her perceptions about the effects of Nazism on German society. Also includes color copies of wartime family documentation and correspondence, revealing the family's awareness of concentration camps and of their devotion to Hitler.
- Date
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creation:
1945
- Collection Creator
- Margarete Brinkmann
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Extent
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2 folders
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.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Sinje Ollen donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on April 12, 2000. Sinje Ollen received this diary after the death of her grandmother, Margarete Brinkmann.
- Funding Note
- The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.
- Special Collection
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Save Their Stories
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-11 13:18:41
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502327
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