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Bea Browdy letter

Document | Accession Number: 1994.A.0028 | RG Number: RG-04.042

The Bea Browdy letter consists of a copy of a letter written by Army nurse Bea Browdy and addressed to her friend Mildred Herman, dated May 11, 1945. The letter describes the wartime experiences of the American army nurse and includes descriptions of Dachau concentration camp and the conditions there shortly after liberation. Both women served as nurses in the United States Army.

Date
creation:  1945 May 11
Language
English
Genre/Form
Letter.
Correspondence.
Extent
.
1 microfiche.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Bea B. Browdy
Biography
Bea Browdy (née Bellove) was born to a Jewish family in the United States. Before she joined the American military, she met Mildred Herman, a Jewish nurse, at a training hospital in Manhattan, New York. During World War II, Bea was a nurse in the United States Army and served in Africa, Italy, France, and Germany. When she visited the Dachau concentration camp shortly after the war's end, she was attached to the 110th Field Hospital. She currently lives with her husband in Florida.
System of Arrangement
The Bea Browdy letter is arranged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Ruth D. Jacobson donated the Bea Browdy letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in August 1993.
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 14:00:40
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