Joseph Crane collection
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Joseph Crane
Biographical History
Joseph Crane was born in Vienna, Austria in 1912 and emigrated to the United States in 1929. During World War II, Crane was a member of Company E, of the 329th Regiment of the 83rd U.S. Infantry Division. In May 1945, Crane was assigned to Civilian Internment Camp #5 in Nattenberg, Germany where he acted as a registrar of inmates and as an interpreter.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The documents and photographs were collected by Joseph Crane during his post-war service as a registrar and interpreter at Civilian Internment Camp #5 in Nattenberg, Germany. He donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Mar. 30,1993.
Scope and Content
The material relates to Joseph Crane's experiences and relationships with people he met at Civilian Internment Camp #5. The collection consists of photographs of SS personnel, a statement given by an internee of Civilian Internment Camp #5, a letter of protest from some internees regarding the delay in their release, two poems, a report about war criminals and war crimes trials, and an arrest report.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic
People
- Weiss, Martin.
- Zoeldi, Marton.
Subjects
- Nattenberg (Germany)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- War crimes.
Genre
- Document
- Poetry.
- Photographs.