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Jerzy (George) Zielezinski Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 227

Scope and Contents

Researchers studying the Jerzy (George) Zielezinski Papers will gain an artist’s perspective on the Holocaust and Dachau concentration camp. The papers are arranged in one folio.

Dates

  • Creation: 1946

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Jerzy (George) Zielezinski was Polish artist and political prisoner in Dachau concentration camp. After surviving the camp, he created artwork related to his experiences in the Holocaust.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Jerzy (George) Zielezinski was Polish artist and Dachau concentration camp survivor. The drawings depict life in the camp as the artist saw it. Zielezinski was a political prisoner in Dachau. The collection consists of twenty-four b/w reproductions of drawings, title-page, contents page as well as two text leaves resting in quarter-cloth over paper-covered boards portfolio with folding flaps relating to the lives of prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in one folio.

Physical Location

The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

Title
Jerzy (George) Zielezinski Papers, Mss 227
Status
Completed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Repository

Contact:
1440 Spring St. NW
Atlanta Georgia 30309 United States
678-222-3700