Samuel B. Hagner letter to his parents
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Samuel B. Hagner
Biographical History
Samuel Benedict Hagner was born on 1 November 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to George Willis Hagner and Evelyn Benedict Hagner. He had two brothers: George and John. Samuel grew up in a Quaker family and attended Oberlin College. He was inducted into the United States Army in January 1944 and trained as a medical corpsman. He went to Europe in December 1944 and joined the 7th Army. His unit were among those who liberated the Dachau concentration camp. After he was discharged from the army he became a psychiatrist.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Samuel Hagner on May 22, 1998.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a letter dated 11 May 1945 written from Samuel B. Hagner, a medical corpsman with the 7th United States Army in Europe, to his parents George and Evelyn Hagner. In the letter, Samuel describes the severe conditions of starvation and sanitation that he witnessed in German concentration camps near Munich, Germany, including Dachau, after liberation. The letter is signed with Samuel’s nickname, "Dick."
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged as a single series.
People
- Hagner, Evelyn Benedict, recipient.
- Hagner, Samuel Benedict, 1925-
- Hagner, George Wills, recipient.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
- Concentration camps--Germany--Munich.
Genre
- Letter.
- Document