Paul Seres papers

Identifier
irn503821
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0316
  • RG-04.046
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Paul Seres was a member of the United States Army and participated in the liberation of Ebensee and the subsequent administration of the camp.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Paul Seres donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 1994.

Scope and Content

Consists of 20 photographs depicting scenes at post-liberation Ebensee and a notice entitled "The Camp of Ebensee" with handwritten annotations by Paul Seres. The notice contains information about the evolution of the camp, conditions for prisoners, and atrocities committed by the camp commanders. It appears to have been written by a camp prisoner shortly after liberation. The photographs and the "notice" were collected by Paul Seres shortly after the liberation of Ebensee. An annotation on the cover states that it was presented to Paul Seres by a French prisoner in Ebensee.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

Subjects

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.