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Armand Eisler papers

Document | Accession Number: 1991.086 | RG Number: RG-10.024

Contains letters, essays, and articles relating to the life and career of Armand Eisler. Among the topics covered are Eisler genealogy, post-war Austria, international politics, and the Middle East. Included with the papers is a copy of"The Terror as a System: the Concentration Camp" by Ernst Federn. Included in the correspondence are letters signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Felix Frankfurter, Virginia Gildersleeve, Harold Stassen, and post-war Austrian presidents Karl Renner and Adolf Schärf.

Date
1939-1957  (inclusive)
Language
German
English
Extent
2 linear in..
23 microfiche.
Extent
24 folders
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About This Document

Document Creator
Armand Eisler
Biography
Armand Eisler (b. May 6, 1880, Paris, France, d. Sept. 16, 1957, Miami, Florida) graduated from the University of Vienna with degrees in law and political science. In 1938 Eisler was a prisoner in Dachau concentration camp and subsequently imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp. The Nazis released him from Buchenwald in 1939 and he immediately emigrated to the United States. Eisler served as the chairman of many committees, among them, the K.Z. American Association of Former Inmates of Concentration Camps.
System of Arrangement
Organized: RG-10.024.01, Articles and essays by Dr. Armand Eisler; RG-10.024.02, Clippings and other documents relating to the life of Dr. Armand Eisler; RG-10.024.03, Correspondence,1940-1946; and RG-10.024.04,"The Terror as a System: the Concentration Camp" by Ernst Federn
Arrangement is thematic

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Herman Spitz inherited Armand Eisler's papers shortly before his emigration to the United States. The collection became the property of Spitz's stepdaughter, Jill Grossvogel at the time of Spitz' death. Grossvogel donated the papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in November 1989.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
Restrictions on use. Published materials protected under copyright.
 
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