Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ona Simaite papers
- Dates:
- 1941-1970
- Creators:
- ล imaitฤ, Ona, 1894-1970
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, notes, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to underground aid to the Jewish ghetto inhabitants of Vilnius, Lithuania, during the German occupation, 1941-1944.
- Extent:
- 2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Lithuanian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ona Simaite Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1894 Born, Akmene, Lithuania1941-1944 Librarian and literary critic at Vilna University, involved in underground aid to the Jewish ghettos during the German occupation of Vilnius, Lithuania1944 Arrested and sentenced to death for aid to Jews, Vilna University officials intervened and she was sent to Dachau and later to a camp in southern France1953 Arrived in Israel and remained there until death, living with those whom she aided during World War II in Vilnius1970 Died, Israel - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1974.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-10-28 13:29:09.794888
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ona Simaite Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563