Overview
- Description
- Collection of artifacts and documents relating to Augusta Feldhorn's (donor) childhood in Vienna, Austria and later as a hidden child (under the false name August de Cooman) in Malaise-La Hulpe, Belgium. Includes ten devotional cards as well as photographs, passports, and letters.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Augusta F. Kaplan
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Passport. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 oversize box
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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.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated by Augusta F. Kaplan to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Museum in 2001.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:19:57
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Also in Augusta F. Kaplan collection
Consists of artifacts and documents relating to Augusta Feldhorn's childhood in Vienna, Austria; later as a hidden child in the convent Les Soeurs du St. Coeur de Marie, Malaise-La Hulpe, Belgium; and after emigrating to the United States in 1949.
Date: 1934-1957
Doily
Object
Doily was embroidered by Augusta Feldhorn during her stay in the Les Soeur du St. Couer de Marie convent, Malaise-La Hulpe, Belgium.
Yellow cloth Star of David badge with the letter J. to identify a Belgian Jew
Object
The badge was worn by Augusta Kaplan in Brussels, Belgium.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book given and dedicated to Augusta Kaplan on the occasion of her first Communion at Malaise-La Hulpe, Belgium.