"A true story"

Document | Accession Number: 1992.A.0064 | RG Number: RG-02.060.01

Consists of a photocopy of a typescript memoir entitled "A true story," by Margot E. Lawson. The memoir describes Lawson's experiences in a German prison during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

Date: 1988
Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 folder

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Document Creator: Margot E. Lawson
Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Prisoners.
Starvation.
Women.
Holocaust survivors.
Geographic Name: Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Personal Name: Lawson, Margot.
Knorringa, Eileen.
Knorringa, Werner.
Corporate Name: Germany. Geheime Staatspolizei.
Holder of Originals: Ms. Margot E. Lawson
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: "A true story" was written by Margot E. Lawson ca. 1988. A copy of the memoir was first donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 via Susan Morgenstein of the Collections Department. This copy was retained in the Collections Department. A second copy was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives via Harvey Sarner in May 1992.
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).
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Also in Margot Lawson collection

The collections includes stationery, two badges, a memoir, and a work identification card from the Amsterdamsche Bond van Oud-Illegale Werkers. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

Date: 1940-1949