Envelope from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to the American Joint Distribution Committee

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.209

Object Name

Envelope

Date

6-28-1944

Files

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Description

White envelope addressed to Joseph C. Hyman, American Joint Distribution Committee in New York from M.W. Beckelman, UNRRA. Includes Beckelman's signature.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was active from December 9, 1944 to June 30, 1947. This envelope is an early use of the UNRRA designation. Stamped API 759 (Casablanca) June 28, 1944, self-censored.

Dimensions

3 3/4 x 5 3/4"

Keywords

United National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, UNRRA, censored, American Joint Distribution Committee, New York, Joseph C. Hyman, M.W. Beckelman

Subcollection

Rescue

Recommended Citation

"Envelope from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to the American Joint Distribution Committee" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.209.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/889