Bronislaw Zbigniew Bulkowski collection

Overview

Collection Summary

Collection and memoirs illustrating the experiences of Bronislaw Bulkowski, born Roman Catholic on July 11, 1920 in Ostrowiec, Poland, surrounding the Holocaust. Bronislaw was a forced laborer for the Nazi occupying authorities and was conscripted to the German Rail Authorities in Altena, Germany. Between 1942 and 1945, he slave labored alongside other forced laborers. Included is a diary ("Wartime Log") he kept in which he references other slave laborers as well as abuse they, endured, the group digging a tunnel, working all night, lack of food, overpriced bread and accidents that hurt and kill the laborers. In addition, there are documents that illustrate his postwar experiences in Germany as a displaced person working for the American Army. Memoir is of Wies Bulkowski (Bronislaw's brother). The collection also includes a watercolor portrait, a Nazi armband or similar, and a leather wallet.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection in 2018 by the Bulkowski family.