Summary

Certificate issued to Kateryna Pimenova (also Pimenow) by the International Refugee Organization (IRO), US Zone, Germany, dated 30 November 1949. The certificate states that Katerina Pimenova was employed with IRO Area 3 Headquarters Ansbach as a Chief Clerk and is leaving position due to immigration to Australia.

Kateryna Caurs (nee Pimenow) was born in 1915 in Luzk, Poland. A mechanical engineer, from 1946-49, she worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and later for the International Refugee Organisation (IRO). In 1950 Kateryna and her mother migrated to Australia. She married Alexander Caurs who was born in Latvia in 1926, and who migrated to Australia in 1948.

Description of Content

Issued by the International Refugee Organization, US Zone, Germany on 30/11/49 stating that Katerina Pimenova was employed with IRO Area 3 Headquarters Ansbach as a Chief Clerk. Leaving position on account of immigration to Australia. Dated 30/11/1949

Physical Description

White paper with IRO letterhead in blue type, details in black type, signature in black pen and name stamp in green ink.

Significance

Statement of Historical Significance:
The Caurs collection represents the experiences of wartime dislocation and post-war immigration of a family from three cultural backgrounds, Polish, Latvian and Ukrainian. The principle story represented in the collection is that of Kateryna Caurs (nee Pimenow) and is one not often told, that of a professional educated woman, a mechanical engineer, whose qualifications were recognised in Australia.

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