Allen A. Cramer collection

Identifier
irn517336
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.389
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 2005
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

1 CD-ROM,

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Allen Cramer donated his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 6, 2005. He donated the photographs and letters on Sep. 22, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of one memoir on CD-ROM entitled "A Half-Century Later," by Allen A. Cramer, a member of the 11th Armored Division and a liberator of the Gusen concentration camp. In the memoir, he describes his memories of the liberation and of his experiences guarding the camp. Also includes photographs taken by PFC Cramer of the Gusen concentration camp, including an episode of "Camp Justice," handwritten and V-Mail, regarding the liberation, sent to his parents and to Natalie Broder, who later became his wife. Also includes one piece of counterfeit English money produced by the Germans.

Subjects

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.