Bagriansky-Zerner family collection and Edwin Geist collection

Collection

Collection Summary: The Bagriansky-Zerner family collection consists of a commemorative silver basket and plaque, a medal, and papers relating to the experiences of Rosian Bagriansky Zerner and her parents, Paulius and Gerta Bagriansky, before and during the Holocaust in Lithuania and after the Holocaust in Italy and the United States. The Lyda Bagriansky Geist and Edwin Geist collection of papers and sound recordings relate to the experiences of the composer Edwin Geist and his family before and during the Holocaust in Lithuania.
Provenance: Both collections were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Rosian Bagriansky Zerner. The material in the Geist Collection was assembled by Mrs. Rosian Bagriansky Zerner, the niece of Edwin Geist, and her father, Paul Bagriansky, whose sister was married to Edwin Geist.
Date: 1890-2013

Geography: issue: Lithuania
Date: issue: 2009
commemoration: 1942-1944
Geography: manufacture: Germany
received: Danzig (Germany)
Date: commemoration: 1930 January 04
Geography: received: Danzig (Germany)
Date: commemoration: 1930 February 06
Date: inclusive: 1919-2013
Date: Recorded: 1973 February 24
Date: Recorded: 2013 April 05
Recorded: 2013 May 09
Date: Recorded: 2008 October 26
Date: inclusive: circa 1900-circa 2013
bulk: 1935-1950
: Record last modified: 2020-11-04 11:21:22
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