Hugh M. Jenkins papers
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Hugh M. Jenkins
Biographical History
Hugh Jenkins was a member of a team known as FRS 100, a unit of the Friends Relief Service (Quakers) near the end of World War II. He was among the first civilians to enter the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after its liberation.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Hugh M. Jenkins donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.
Scope and Content
Contains photocopies of a personal narrative by Hugh Jenkins describing his experiences in Bergen-Belsen as well as British Red Cross and British military documents relating to the camp after liberation. Also contains photocopies of two photographs depicting the burning of structures at Bergen-Belsen.
People
- Jenkins, Hugh.
Corporate Bodies
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Friends Relief Service
- Friends General Conference (U.S.)
- Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Document