The Charles Wilcox Papers belong to the Keene, New Hampshire resident who was a Union soldier during the Civil War and was captured and imprisoned in Confederate internment camps as well as prisons from 1864-1865. These papers include Wilcox’s diary, correspondence, and official documents. The papers are part of the archival holdings of the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene, New Hampshire, and were included as part of the NH Citizens Archivists' Initiative.
Best friends and cousins, Ruthie Cohen (Right) and Inge Katz (left) pose in front of Das Judanhaus (at Legion-Condor-Strasse 1) in Bremen, Germany while wearing their coordinated handmade overalls.
Inge Katz (Second from right) in a Berlin sewing class at the Jewish Community Center with other Jewish students. This training in the trade of sewing saved Inge Katz' life in Terezin.
Young Carl Katz, Age 18, in military uniform. Carl's military service during WWI is believed to have saved his life after being arrested during Kristallnacht and sent to Sachsenhausen.