Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Commemorative artifact of the Cegiełka Rady Głównej Opiekuńczej (1943) that was among the items given to Clarence Scott "C.S." Anderson in Poland and brought home with him. The commemorative artifact is part of a collection consisting of personal papers, publications, correspondence, photographic slides, photographs, a diary, and artifacts pertaining to UNRRA administrator C.S. Anderson who served with the Mission to Poland in 1945 and 1946. Also included is documentation concerning Anderson's 1945 visit to Majdanek concentration camp.
- Date
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commemoration:
1943
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara Underwood Scharff
Physical Details
- Classification
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Awards
- Category
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Commemorative awards
- Object Type
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Commemorative metalwork (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular, painted, metal piece with engraving
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.953 inches (7.501 cm) | Width: 2.362 inches (5.999 cm) | Depth: 0.591 inches (1.501 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, paint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The metalwork was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Barbara Underwood Scharff, granddaughter of Clarence Scott "C.S." Anderson.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-12 08:56:54
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Date: 1943-1946
UNRRA Administrator C.S. Anderson papers
Document
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Object
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Pin made by a concentration camp inmate and given to C.S. Anderson
Object
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Zyklon B canister labels given to C.S. Anderson
Object
Zyklon B canister labels among the items given to Clarence Scott "C.S." Anderson in Poland that he brought home with him. The labels are part of a collection consisting of personal papers, publications, correspondence, photographic slides, photographs, a diary, and artifacts pertaining to UNRRA administrator C.S. Anderson who served with the Mission to Poland in 1945 and 1946. Also included is documentation concerning Anderson's 1945 visit to Majdanek concentration camp.
