HaShoah (The Holocaust), 1922-1995
Scope and Contents
The majority of items in this album are memorial stamps from countries including Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, the Marshall Islands, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Of note are stamps from Poland featuring memorials of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. A number of stamps refer to specific concentration camps. There are also several envelopes with stamps postmarked from Germany in early 1930s. The stamps are marked with the words "Deutsches Reich" and posted on envelopes bearing images of swastikas on the back.
Dates
- Creation: 1922-1995
Creator
- From the Collection: Rosenthall, William A. (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 81.5 linear feet (58 flat boxes, 5 postcard boxes, 28 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 38 oversize folders)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
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Charleston South Carolina 29424
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