D.A. Weckwerth papers

Identifier
irn500027
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.54
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

D. A. Weckwerth donated the D. A. Weckwerth papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.

Scope and Content

The D. A. Weckwerth papers consists of a letter written by liberator, D.A. Weckwerth, addressed to Mary Ann, written from Eisenach, Germany, June 1, 1945; three black-and white-photographs of Eisenach; one negative; and three copies of photographs from Eisenach, Germany. The letter describes Weckwerth's visit to Buchenwald concentration camp, including the descriptions of the camp and buildings, its survivors and victims, and German civilians tasked with "cleaning the place up."

System of Arrangement

The D. A. Weckwerth papers is arranged in a single series.

People

Subjects

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