Magda Blau collection

Overview

Collection Summary

Consists of postcards relating to Magda Blau's experiences in Auschwitz and with Erma Grese, and also audio interviews with Magda Blau.

Provenance

Materials were created by various sources. Magda and Bela Blau collected the correspondence and postcards. The donors obtained a copy of the US War Refugee Board's November 1944 report entitled "German Extermination Camps - Auschwitz and Birkenau" from an unknown source. Photocopies of the materials were submitted to the USHMM in November 1990.