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"Fort Montluc and Ravensbrück"

Document | Accession Number: 1991.A.0069 | RG Number: RG-02.038

Consists of copies of a memoir of an anonymous Holocaust survivor. A member of the French resistance, the young woman was captured by the Gestapo and subjected to severe treatment. The testimony describes her deportation from France to Ravensbrück, slave labor in a German plane factory, experiences with female SS guards, her many illnesses as a prisoner, and her eventual liberation by the Red Army.

SubTitle
a record of imprisonment
Date
undated: 
Language
English
French
Genre/Form
Autobiographies.
Extent
1 folder

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
University of Nebraska at Lincoln - Library
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The testimony was given to Elsie Thomas of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln by Caroline Ferriday. Ferriday received the testimony from a "French friend" who wished to remain anonymous. Because of the delicate condition of the original, Ms. Thomas had it photocopied and presented the copy to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives along with an English translation prepared by an unknown translator.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station.
Conditions on Use
Researchers should cite University of Nebraska at Lincoln Library as holder of the original

 
Record last modified: 2022-02-22 08:19:39
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