Martin Jaskulski papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mainly of personal documents regarding Martin Jaskulski, a German Jew. The collection includes Jaskulski's identification card, stamped with the Star of David, and a pin indicating that he was a prisoner in Dachau. A photograph shows Jaskulski posing with Soviet soldiers. Much of the documentation relates to his work history and medical insurance. Jaskulski belonged to the Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes (Association of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime). The collection includes VVN pins and membership information. Other documents include correspondence, postcards, newspaper clippings, and printed ephemera. The collection provides a snapshot of the life of a German Jew before, during, and after World War II.
Dates
- Creation: 1932 - 1952
Creator
- Jaskulski, Martin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Martin Jaskulski was a German Jew living in Berlin in the 1930s and 1940s. He worked as a baggage handler up until at least 1943. A pin in the collection indicates that he may have been a prisoner at Dachau. After the war, he was a member of the Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes (Association of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
German
Abstract
This collection consists mainly of personal documents regarding Martin Jaskulski, a German Jew, and provides a snapshot of the life of a German Jew before, during, and after World War II.. Much of the documentation relates to his work history and medical insurance. Jaskulski belonged to the Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes (Association of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime). The collection includes VVN pins and membership information. Other documents include correspondence, postcards, ephemera, and newspaper clippings.
Acquisition
Purchased from Eric Chaim Kline, April 19, 2014.
Subject
- Jaskulski, Martin -- Archives (Person)
- Vereinigungen der Verfolgten des Naziregimes -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Martin Jaskulski papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Natalie Camacho and Sue Luftschein
- Date
- 2015 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu