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Arthur Michaelis Holocaust Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-180619

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence (letters, postcards, telegrams), printed material (books, magazines, pamphlets), photographs, artwork, material culture, and other evidence documenting the Jewish experience during the Holocaust and in the years pre- and post-World War II. The collection was assembled by Arthur Michaelis and it includes extensive documentation of his family's experiences during this time period, including their imprisonment in concentration camps and their escape to the United States. He also solicited materials from the families of other Holocaust survivors.

Please see the External Documents section of this guide below for an inventory of the collection.

Dates

  • 1910s-1980s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Extent

55 Linear Feet (41 boxes)

Language of Materials

German

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dr. Edgar and Judith Michaelis Zimmerman, 2018.

Related Materials

Books that were included as part of this collection have been cataloged. They are non-circulating and are only available for use in our reading room.

Title
Arthur Michaelis Holocaust Collection
Status
Unprocessed
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057