Overview
- Description
- Consists of a letter inscribed on pre-printed stationery from Roger Bordage to his mother Yvonne Bordage in Paris, France. The letter was written while Roger was interned in Oranienburg concentration camp, dated 3 October 1943. This letter was contained in an offical government envelope addressed to "Madame Bordagh" [sic] [donor's mother] in Paris; no signature on note or envelope, dated 28 April 1943. Also in the envelope is a typewritten note by a railroad worker explaining how he retrieved an additional note from Roger Bordage (not in the collection) when it was thrown out of a train onto the tracks after the departure of a convoy for an unknown destination.
- Date
-
creation:
1943 April 28-1943 October 03
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Roger Bordage
- Collection Creator
- Roger Bordage
- Biography
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Roger Bordage was a fighter in the French Resistance during World War II. He was arrested in Mar. 1943 and spent two years in Oranienberg concentration camp.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Stamped envelopes. Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
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
- Topical Term
- Political prisoners--Germany--Oranienburg.
- Geographic Name
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Personal Name
- Bordage, Roger.
- Corporate Name
- Oranienburg (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Roger Bordage in 2000.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-01 14:28:21
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