Dr. William J. Hagood Jr. collection
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Dr. William Joseph Hagood donated his collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 21, 2004.
Scope and Content
Consists of a biography of the life of Dr. William J. Hagood, Jr., a doctor in the 335th Infantry Regiment of the 84th Division, 9th United States Army, which liberated the Ahlem-Hanover concentration camp; a short story written by Dr. Hagood in 1966, relating his experience; a booklet of cartoons presented to Dr. Hagood by Jan dirk Van Exter, a survivor whom Dr. Hagood liberated and remained friends with; and press clippings regarding the friendship between Dr. Hagood and Mr. Van Exter.
Genre
- Document