Overview
- Description
- 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
- Collection Creator
- Bea B. Browdy
- Biography
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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.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Letter. Correspondence.
- Extent
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1 microfiche.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Bea Browdy letter is arranged in a single series.
Rights & 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Personal Name
- Browdy, Bea B. Herman, Mildred.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:00:40
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