us-005578-irn707902-irn734951
type: RecordSet
archival history: The belt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Monique Currie.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Thick, black, leather Sam Browne-style belt with a rectangular metal buckle. A circular tab near the buckle supports a metal hook and a chainlink sword hanger. A laurel leaf wreath is engraved on the body of the hook, which also has traces of blue paint on the surface.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: approximately 1939-approximately 1945
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 2
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn734951
is or was included in: us-005578-irn707902
record resource extent: overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 38.000 inches (96.52 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Sam Browne-style belt with sword hanger associated with Emile-Georges Maljean, Prefect of Police in Toulon and Marseille during World War II. It is part of a collection documenting his experiences, and those of his family, prior to the war and later in German-occupied France. The collection addresses Maljean's resistance activities, the relief he offered to refugees, and his later role in Allied occupation of Vienna.
title: Sam Browne-style belt associated with Emile-Georges Maljean