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Prisoners of war

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Kahn Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6394
Abstract

This collection centers on Arthur Kahn's experiences during the First World War and his time as a prisoner of war in Siberia from 1915 until 1920 where he became the instructor of the sports club Maccabi Irkutsk.

Dates: 1854-2000; Majority of material found within 1915-1920

Goldschmidt, Gretl, 1917

 Item
Identifier: F 5158
Scope and Contents

Postcard to Hans Kohn, POW

Dates: 1917

Goldschmidt-Thomas, Gretl, 1917 October

 Item
Identifier: F 5195A
Scope and Contents

Postcard to Hans Kohn as POW

Dates: 1917 October

Gottlieb/Zelbard Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-845
Dates: undated, 1919, 1941, 1950, 1954

Kohn, Hans, 1917 March

 Item
Identifier: F 5149B
Scope and Contents

Prisoner of War Correspondence from Hans Kohn to S. E. Kohn

Dates: 1917 March

Louis H. Tankin World War II Memoirs

 Collection — Consolidated Box P24, Folder: P-830
Identifier: P-830
Abstract

The folder contains Tankin's article "Prisoner of War," published in the Maryland Medical Journal in November 1995 and a unpublished manuscript that provides a longer version of his memoirs. Tankin served as a battalion surgeon and was taken prisoner along with two of his men while trying to rescue wounded from over enemy lines.

Dates: undated, 1992, 1995

Norbert Troller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7268 / MF 500
Abstract

Extensive autobiographical manuscript by Troller, with illustrations and other supporting material, discussing his family and community, his early life, and his experiences during and after the Holocaust.

Dates: 1724; 1900-1998

Pinkus Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7030
Abstract

The collection contains papers including vital documents, membership cards, awards, medals, diaries, memoirs, diaries, manuscripts, legal papers, correspondence, business records, wills, genealogies and family histories regarding the Pinkus family, notable textile manufacturers in Neustadt (now Prudnik, Poland) in Upper Silesia, and their personal and business affairs. The family was also highly regarded for its support of civic and cultural affairs in the area, and corresponded with several notable cultural figures.

Dates: 1500s-1994,; Majority of material found within 1725-1994