Overview
- Description
- Contains correspondence, newspapers and photographs relating to the experiences of Jean Jones in Iowa, who received them from her German pen pal, Irmgard Richter, whose parents were teachers in Berlin.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jodie Butler
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Photographs.
- Extent
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2 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Pen pals--Germany.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Ms. Jodie Butler
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:29:14
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Also in Jean Jones collection
The collection consists of wooden toys, correspondence, newspapers, photographs, and booklets relating to the experiences of Jean Jones in Iowa, who received them from her German pen pal, Irmgard Richter, whose parents were teachers in Berlin.
Date: 1935-1949
Miniature wooden train
Object
One of three wooden toys sent to Jean Jones in Iowa from her German pen pal Irmgard Richter, whose parents were teachers in Berlin.
Miniature wooden girl in a red bathing suit
Object
One of three wooden toys or figurines sent to Jean Jones in Iowa from her German pen pal Irmgard Richter, whose parents were teachers in Berlin.
Miniature wooden figurine
Object
One of three wooden toys or figurines sent to Jean Jones in Iowa from her German pen pal Irmgard Richter, whose parents were teachers in Berlin.
Miniature "button book" issued for charitable contributions by the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes
Object
Miniature "button book" printed by the Nazi German government and given as a token gift to those who had donated to the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes. The booklet could be worn on coat buttons as a sign that the wearer had donated to the charity.One of two miniature books sent to Jean Jones in Iowa from her German pen pal Irmgard Richter, whose parents were teachers in Berlin.
Miniature "button book" issued for charitable contributions by the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes
Object
Miniature "button book" printed by the Nazi German government and given as a token gift to those who had donated to the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes. The booklet could be worn on coat buttons as a sign that the wearer had donated to the charity.One of two miniature books sent to Jean Jones in Iowa from her German pen pal Irmgard Richter, whose parents were teachers in Berlin.
