Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of a handwritten German-language diary, as well as a typed, English-translation and transcription. The original diary was written in Kurrentschrift, type of cursive script, by Ferdinand Lange, a German Jewish refugee in Manila, Philippines, during World War II (1939-1945). The diary discusses everyday life, family members, and attacks on the town and escaping from the resulting fires. The first entry is from late August 1944, and the final entries recount events from February 1945.The diary is made up of 19 total, loose, half-sheets, the first seven pages of which are numbered. The transcription, with annotation, and translation were created by Bjorn Schultz in October 2020 and Abby Huber in from October -November 2020.
- Date
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inclusive:
1944-2020
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carl Carlsen
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Diary.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Carl J. Carlsen
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Manila (Philippines)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Carl Carlsen, the grandson of Ferdinand Lange.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-06-27 07:30:54
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn725306
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