us-005578-irn522727-irn517700
scope and content: Eyeglass case used by Alexander Stankiewicz while an inmate at Mauthausen concentration camp where he worked as a barber. Stankiewicz was a Roman Catholic Pole, living in Wloclawek, (Leslau) Poland, who was arrested in 1941 by the occupying Germans for his membership in a Polish political and literary organization. At Mauthausen, his prisoner number was 24993. After the war ended in 1945, he returned to Poland.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has or had holder: us-005578
title: Metal eyeglass case used in concentration camp
biographical history: Alexander Stankiewicz, a Roman Catholic, was born on November 16, 1903, in Kamienskoje (or Kaminsk) Poland (or Russia). He was of Polish nationality and lived with his mother, Stanislawa Raczowska. He was barber and hairdresser. In 1941, he lived in Wloclawek, Poland, called Leslau by the occupying Germans. He was arrested February 16 for membership in a Polish political and literary organization, Kujawski Zwiazek Polityczno Literacki Zew. He was sentenced to prison and sent to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. His prisoner number was 24993. On March 11, 1943, he was transferred to a work detail in a nearby subcamp in Linz. After the war, he returned to Poland.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Flat, rectangular, metal case with curved edges and the remnants of silver-colored finish. Five hinges connect the lid to the bottom. The front bottom edge is folded in to form a lip, over which the top cover closes. The interior has a worn brown velvet lining.
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn522727-irn517700/alternateIDs/1
date: approximately 1941-1945
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has record set type: Item
archival history: The eyeglass case was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Jan Niebrzydowski.
identifier: irn517700
type: RecordSet
is or was included in: us-005578-irn522727
record resource extent: overall: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn522727-irn517700/acquisitions/1