Betty Mae Pasternak papers

Identifier
irn522988
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.147
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522988

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Betty M. Pasternak

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Betty Mae Pasternak donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs documenting the US Army Corps of Engineers' path in Germany from April to May 1945, including images of victims in Dachau concentration camp. The collection also includes two postcards, one pamphlet entitled "The Story of The Corps of Engineers," and one envelope addressed to Miss Betty Shenk in Pennsylvania, dated June 4, 1945.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

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.