John E. Hart letters

Identifier
irn502432
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.147
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

Biographical History

John E. Hart served as a member of the 121st Infantry division, United States Army. He is the uncle of Stephen W. Hart.

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.

Stephen W. Hart donated the John E. Hart letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000.

Scope and Content

The John E. Hart letters consists of four multi-page letters written by John E. Hart, a member of the 121st Infantry division, United States Army, between April 8 and June 2, 1945. The letters, which are each written over multiple dates, describe capturing German towns and guarding captured enemy soldiers. The letter dated May 6th describes what he witnessed at the liberation of an unknown concentration camp.

System of Arrangement

The John E. Hart letters are arranged in a single series.

People

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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.