Frances Potts papers
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1945 May 03
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Frances G. Potts served with the American Red Cross in Europe in 1944 and 1945. In May 1945, she visited the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany, witnessing the atrocities committed by the Nazis. She later married and became Frances M. Grubbs Etherington.
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Frances Potts papers
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The Frances Potts papers consists of a two page letter with an addressed envelope written by Frances G. Potts (later Frances M. Grubbs Etherington) of the American Red Cross. The letter is addressed to Captain and Mrs. O L. Grubbs, Jr. in Walla Walla, Washington and is written in English and dated May 3, 1945. The letter congratulates the couple on their pregnancy and describes her visits to the Ohrdruf concentration camp and the atrocities committed by the Nazis. The papers also includes a photograph of Frances Potts, a member of the American Red Cross, stationed in Europe in 1944 and 1945.
Copyright Holder: Ms. Laurie Etherington
The Frances Potts papers are arranged in a single series.