Arthur J. Mainzer diary

Identifier
irn41929
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.231.1
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn41929

Extent and Medium

oversize box

1

Creator(s)

  • Arthur J. Mainzer

Biographical History

Arthur J. Mainzer was born in 1923 in Illinois to William and Rose Mainzer and had three siblings, Bill, Willie and Merle. Arthur enlisted in the Air Force in 1942 and became a cameraman in the 4th Combat Camera Unit of the 9th Air Force. The Combat Camera Unit was tasked with creating Air Force training films at Hal Roach Studios. After completing training at the Air Force Photo Technical School in Denver, Colorado and the First Motion Picture Unit in Culver City, California, he was deployed to Europe in 1944. Arthur was filming bomb damage by the Allied Air Forces with Captain Ellis Carter when they received information about the liberation of Buchenwald. They drove to Buchenwald on April 13, 1945 and filmed conditions of the camp. The footage was sent to headquarters in London.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arthur J. Mainzer

Funding Note: The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.

Arthur J. Mainzer donated the Arthur J. Mainzer diary to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a diary issued to American soldiers during World War II that was used by Arthur J. Mainzer of the United States Army Air Force. The diary includes enlistment information, family history, autographs from friends, promotion information, photographs, and diary entries of his activities from 1942 October-1944 February as well as a train ticket and two unmarked postcards from an enclosure in the back of the diary.

System of Arrangement

The Arthur J. Mainzer diary is arranged as a single series.

People

  • Mainzer, Arthur.
  • Arthur J. Mainzer

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army. Air Corps Air Force, 9th

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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