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Eva Sekules papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2014.464.1

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Overview

Description: School report cards, correspondence, ration books, embarkation papers, identification card, travel permits, and related documents, documenting Sekules' schooling in Vienna from 1932-1938, her subsequent life in Great Britain from 1940 onward, and in particular, her service in the British military during and following World War II. Also includes ration books for food and other goods in postwar Britain, and travel permits issued by the Allied occupation forces in Austria, permitting her to enter that country on several occasions between 1949 and 1954.
Date: inclusive: 1932-1957
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.
Collection Creator: Eva Sekules
Biography: Eva Sekules (1926-2003) was born in Vienna, Austria on 7 April 1926. After immigrating to Great Britain (ca. 1939), she lived in children's homes of the Caldecott Community between 1940 and 1944, first at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, and then at Hyde House, Wareham, Dorset. She was ordered to report to duty in the Auxiliary Territory Service in Pontefract, Yorkshire, in 1944, and served in this from 1944 - 1946, including time with the Royal Artillery on the Isle of Wight. She appears to have returned to Austria on several trips following the war, between 1949 and 1954.

Physical Details

Language: English German
Extent: 12 folders
System of Arrangement: Documents and files are arranged in rough chronological order.

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: Austria--Emigration and immigration. Jewish refugees--Great Britain. Charity organization.
Corporate Name: Great Britain. Auxiliary Territorial Service

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Kedem Auction House, Ltd. Purchase, 2014.
Funding Note: The acquisition of this document was made possible by the Crown Family.

Record last modified:: 2023-08-25 09:16:13
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