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Maria Ryder papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.228

Overview

Description: The Maria Ryder papers consist of two letters from Maria Piatek (later Maria Ryder) in Ravensbrück concentration camp and one letter addressed to Maria Piatek on a pre-printed form entitled "Kriegsgefangengenpost" (prisoner of war mail). The letters were written while Maria Piatek, number 11287, was imprisoned in Ravensbrück concentration camp blocks 16 and 17. The letters also include censor stamps.
Date: creation: 1939-1944

Physical Details

Language: German Polish
Genre/Form: Letters. Correspondence.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Maria Ryder papers is arranged a single series.

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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

Topical Term: Concentration camp inmates' writings--Germany--Ravensbrück. Women concentration camp inmates--Germany--Ravensbrück.
Geographic Name: Germany.
Personal Name: Ryder, Maria.
Corporate Name: Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Maria Piatek Ryder donated the Maria Ryder papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in February 1993.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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