Edward and Shara Kelley papers

Identifier
irn516723
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.36
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516723

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Edward and Shara Kelley in 1998.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of 15 photographs taken by Ernest Henry (donor's father) of the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp and of American military life in Europe during World War II and a seven-page letter written by an American soldier in the 257th Engineer Combat Battalion describing his experiences from November 1944 to June 1945, including his time spent at Dachau concentration camp after its liberation.

People

  • Henry, Ernest.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Soldiers' writings, American.
  • Soldiers--American--Europe--1940-1950.
  • Military life--American--Europe--1940-1950.
  • Prisoners--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Crematoriums--Germany--1940-1950.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
  • Barracks--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Dead persons--Germany--1940-1950.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Europe--Personal narratives.

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.