Richard Towne collection
The Richard Towne collection consists of correspondence between American businessman Richard P. Towne and German businessman Herman Ebhardt, between 1927-1937. In the correspondence, the men discuss the politics in their respective countries, the leadership of Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler, and the persecution of Jews in Germany. Also includes Richard H. Towne's notes on his memories of the relationship between Ebhardt and Towne's father, as well as correspondence with, and photographs of, Ebhardt's family in the 1960s and 1970s.
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum