Overview
- Description
- Contains "Recollections of Dachau, May 1945" and "Memories of Life in U.S. Army, 1942 and 116th Evacuation Hosp. in Europe 1944-1945," both written by Karessa (Kay Foldvary). The date of the memoirs is unknown. Both memoirs relate to Foldvary's experiences as a United States Army nurse at Dachau concentration camp after the liberation. Also includes 52 photographs of original photographs from a photo album compiled by Foldvary. The photos depict images of post-liberation Dachau and are accompanied by handwritten captions from Kay Foldvary.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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2 folders
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Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Kay Foldvary
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Both of the Foldvary memoirs are undated. They were donated together with the photographs of photos from the Foldvary album in Jan. 1994 via Howard Cylinder.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 16:48:17
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