Overview
- Description
- Consists of correspondence from Hans Reis' parents, who were prisoners in the Gurs concentration camp in France from 1940-1942 to their son and to various other family members. Mr. Reis was part of a Kindertransport to England in 1939, but his parents, who remained in Konigshofen, were deported to Gurs in 1940 and then on to Auschwitz in 1942, where they perished.
- Date
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1939-1942
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material. Museum staff are currently unable to copy, digitize, and/or photograph collection materials on behalf of researchers. Researchers are encouraged to plan a research visit to consult collection materials themselves.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Harry Reis donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives at the Tribute to Survivors on Nov. 2, 2003. He also loaned photographs which were copied and returned to him in Dec. 2003. The copies are located on the Photo Archives database.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-11-07 08:18:14
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514378
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