Overview
- Description
- Contains an autograph (“Poesie”) book that belonged to Erika Ziemlichova (donor’s mother, later Erika Campbell), born in Krnov, Czechoslovakia, who was sent by her parents in 1939 to stay with relatives in Guatemala City. Erika was not successful in her attempts to bring her parents and younger sister to join her in Guatemala. The book includes inscriptions, signatures, inserted notes, loose pages and a cut out illustration. The collection also includes a memoir entitled "Something of Myself" written by Erika Campbell; 10 pages; typed; recollecting her departure from Czechoslovakia, brief stay in Hamburg to pick up her visa, and her journey on board the Cordillera ship to Guatemala in 1939; in English; not dated.
- Date
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1931-1941
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nicholas Campbell
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives. Autograph books.
- 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
- 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
- Czechoslovakia--Emigration and immigration.
- Geographic Name
- Guatemala.
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 2017 by Nicholas Campbell, son of Erika Ziemlichova.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-11-07 10:47:02
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn559447
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