Poster advertising Christmas gifts for displaced children

Doll in traditional Polish costume

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Cloth doll in traditional Polish clothing, made for a present in Christmas 1945, by a Polish man just out of the concentration camps.

Doll in traditional Latvian costume

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Cloth doll dressed in traditional Latvian clothing

Father Christmas doll

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Father Christmas doll dressed in a red suit made from a Nazi flag. The doll used to have a walking stick and a small bag of gifts. Father Christmas was the bringer of gifts to the children in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. This doll was made in 1945 in Mitterteich, Germany

Doll in traditional Latvian costume

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Cloth doll dressed in traditional Latvian clothing

Drawing

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Charcoal sketch of a man making a piece of furniture, by Margarita Stepnieks, a Lithuanian displaced person living in Wurzburg.

Drawing of Madonna and Child

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Ink and watercolor drawing depicting Madonna and Child, by Margarita Stepnieks, a Lithuanian displaced person living in Wurzburg.

Drawing

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India ink sketch of a man making a piece of furniture, by Margarita Stepnieks, a Lithuanian displaced person living in Wurzburg. Sketch is dated 1945.

Caricature

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Depiction of women playing volleyball. One of three cartoons depicting sports in a DP camp in Wurzburg. The cartoons are by Mr. S. Bercs, a Latvian. Dated 1947

Caricature

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Depiction of men playing soccer. One of three cartoons depicting sports in a DP camp in Wurzburg. The cartoons are by Mr. S. Bercs, a Latvian. Dated 1947.

Caricature

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Depiction of a group of men playing basketball. Cartoon is dated 1947. One of three cartoons depicting sports in a DP camp in Wurzburg. The cartoons are by Mr. S. Bercs, a Latvian.

Napkin

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Tan linen napkin with a geometric design embroidered in blue thread in one corner

Napkin

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tan linen napkin with a blue geometric design embroidered in one corner

Napkin

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tan linen napkin with a geometric design embroidered in blue thread in one corner

Napkin

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tan linen napkin with a geometric design embroidered in blue thread in one corner

Napkin

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tan linen napkin with a geometric design embroidered in blue thread in one corner

Strip of cloth labels

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Strip of repeating labels with the words "Gesetzlich geschutzt" and the letters T and D with a red oval border around them.

Tablecloth

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Tan linen tablecloth with a geometric pattern embroidered in blue thread. Forms a set together with the napkins

Armband with swastika

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Sweater

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Buttoned cardigan with multicolored stripes. The sweater was knit for Ms. Jones in Germany by a Latvian woman in 1946. Ms Jones' mother sent her the wool from the United States.

Sweater

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Sweater with a traditional Estonian snowflake design. It was acquired in Wurzburg, Germany.

Woven belt

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Red and white woven belt from Lithuanian camp in Schweinfurt, Bavaria

Lace tablerunner

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Lace tablerunner from Lithuanian camp in Schweinfurt, Bavaria

Embroidered doily

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Woven bookmark

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Woven bookmark, from the Lithuanian DP camp in Schweinfurt, Bavaria

U.S. patch

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"U.S" embroidered in metallic thread on a cloth backing torn from an item of clothing

U.S. patch

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"U.S" embroidered in metallic thread on a cloth backing torn or cut from an item of clothing

UNRRA patch

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Red patch with UNRRA in white letters

UNRRA patch

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rectangular red patch with UNRRA in white letters

Uniform jacket with UNRRA patch

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Dark olive green uniform jacket with UNRRA patch

Uniform jacket with UNRRA patch

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Dark olive green uniform skirt with UNRRA patch

Uniform skirt

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dark olive green uniform skirt

Uniform skirt

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dark olive green uniform skirt

Uniform skirt

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dark olive green uniform skirt

Metal button

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round brass-colored button with cross-hatch design

Hitler Youth clip

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Clip, probably made of tin, with an upward facing arrow and the words "Hitlerjugend-Tatjugend"

metal clip

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Gold colored clip, probably painted tin, with image in the shape of an arrow

Pin

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Estonian silver pin

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Round pin with the image of a Viking ship

Republic of Latvia pin

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Round silver colored pin with the central portion made out of a 1931 five Lati Latvian coin. The front of the coin (and pin) depicts a woman's profile and the words "Republika Latvijas."

Pin with Latvian coat of arms

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Silver colored pin with coat of arms in the center and bordered with a floral design. The piece bearing the coat of arms is made from a 1925 two Lati coin

Pin

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Metal pin, probably tin, painted gold on the front with an image of Hitler in profile and the words "Ein Fuhrer Ein Volk Eine Reich" forming a border around the central image.

Identification bracelet

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identification bracelet belonging to Dorothy L. Jones and engraved with her name and "UNRRA." The bracelet was given to her upon her retirement.

Pewter creamer acquired by an UNRRA aid worker

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Pewter creamer acquired by Dorothy Jones while working as an UNRRA Welfare Officer in the US zone of occupation in postwar Germany from July 1, 1945 - September 1948. It is part of a set, with the teapot, 2015.451.46. The origin is unknown but it was possibly gifted or purchased by her at a displaced persons market.

Pewter teapot acquired by an UNRRA aid worker

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Pewter teapot acquired by Dorothy Jones while working as an UNRRA Welfare Officer in the US zone of occupation in postwar Germany from July 1, 1945 - September 1948. It is part of a set, with the creamer, 2015.451.45. The origin is unknown but it was possibly gifted or purchased by her at a displaced persons market.

Spoon made from a Latvian coin

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Spoon made from a 1925 two Lati Latvian coin

decorative wooden box

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Carved wood rectangular box with hinged lid, now detached. Made at Hersbruck, a Latvian DP camp.

decorative wooden box

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Round box with detached lid engraved with geometric designs. The box was bought in Germany from a Ukrainian camp. According to the donor the design is typical of the Ukraine but they could not get good wood or good paint for this box.

decorative wooden box

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Rectangular wood box with hinged lid (now detached). Lid is carved and painted with images of three ladies in traditional dress

Oil painting of a washerwoman

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Oil painting by Nora Drapache, a DP from Latvia, depicting a washerwoman.

Wooden plate picturing a girl chasing butterflies made in a displaced persons camp

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Wooden plate with a carving of a girl chasing butterflies made by Nord Kaserne in the Latvian displaced persons camp in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1948. Nord was a carving teacher at the DP camp, and a pupil at the University of Riga of Nora Drapsche. His painting, Washer woman, is also part of this colllection.

Wooden plate with a carving of a man and a horse made in a DP camp

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Wooden plate with a carving of a man and a horse made by Nord Kaserne in the Latvian displaced persons camp in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1948. Nord was a carving teacher at the DP camp, and a pupil at the University of Riga of Nora Drapsche. His painting, Washer woman, is also part of this colllection.

Decorative painted wooden plate

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Wooden plate with the painted image of a stag in a forest setting. The plate was bought in Germany between 1945 and 1948 by Skip Miller.

Decorative painted wooden plate

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Wooden plate with the painted image of a male and female dancer in traditional Estonian dress. The plate was bought in Germany in 1946.

Decorative wooden plate with paint and inlay

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Wooden plate accented with paint and metal inlay. Acquired at the Lithuanian DP camp in Wurzburg's "Art Show" in 1948. The plate was made by E. Liepins, whose name is carved into the back of the plate.

Wooden plate with a carved floral rim made in a displaced persons camp

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Wooden plate with a carved floral rim made by Nord Kaserne in the Latvian displaced persons camp in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1948. Nord was a carving teacher at the DP camp, and a pupil at the University of Riga of Nora Drapsche. His paintng, Washer woman, is also part of this colllection.

Painted wood figurine made in a displaced persons camp

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Small painted wood figurine depicting one chick jumping over another. The figurine is on a wood stand which is signed on the bottom by several different individuals.

Leather notepad case

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Leather and suede notepad case with an inscription inside engraved on silver. The inscription reads, "To: Miss Dorothy Jones, Area Welfare Officer, A token of appreciation and personal regard. From: Care & Maintenence Dept, JRO Area 3, Wurzburg, Germany, Sept/48."

White blouse with embroidery

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White short-sleeved woven blouse with multicolored pattern embroidered along sleeves and neckline. Also has tie at neck with tassels.

Dorothy L. Jones Miller papers

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Contains documents, reports, passports, correspondence, publications, and photo albums relating to Dorothy Jones [donors' mother], who was an Assistant Welfare Office with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) in the United States Zone of occupied Germany from July 1, 1945 until September 1948, when she left as a Chief Welfare Officer. Includes two photo albums found by Jones in the building where UNRRA was housed; the albums had belonged to German officers and were dated 1940 and 1941.

Table runner

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Woven cloth runner or placemat. Multicolored striped pattern