Oral history interview with Edie Shafer

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2014.38.22 | RG Number: RG-50.769.0022

Overview

Interviewee: Edie Shafer
Date: interview: 2013
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the S.A.V.E. Team

Physical Details

Language: English
Extent: 1 DVD : MPEG-2.

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
Copyright Holder: Swallow School Destination Imagination Team - Survivor and Veteran Experiences Team

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The Survivor and Veteran Experiences (S.A.V.E) Team donated its oral history interview with Edie Shafer to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in November 2014. The interview is part of a collection titled "Stories from World War II," produced by the 2013 Swallow Middle School Seventh Grade Destination Imagination Team of Hartland, WI.
Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive

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