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Harriet Postman correspondence

Document | Accession Number: 2000.32

The Harriet Postman correspondence documents Postman's unsuccessful efforts to assist Flora Hochsinger's immigration to the United States from Vienna. Letters include correspondence between Flora Hochsinger and Harriet Postman as well as between Postman and relatives, friends, and aid agencies Postman contacted for help, such as the Boston Committee for Refugees, B'nai Brith, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Date
inclusive:  1939-1941
Language
English
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
2 folders

About This Document

Document Creator
Harriet Postman
Biography
Harriet Postman was born in Poland circa 1902. She and her husband, Abraham Postman, both immigrated to the Unites States by 1931 and became naturalized citizens. Flora Hochsinger was born in Vienna in 1878. In June 1942 she was deported to Maly Trostinec and killed almost immediately.
System of Arrangement
The Harriet Postman correspondence are arranged as a single series: I. Correspondence, 1939-1941.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Evelyn P. Crane, Harriet Postman's daughter, donated the Harriet Postman correspondence to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 13:58:08
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