George John Meade papers
Extent and Medium
box
oversize box
oversize folder
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of George J. Meade
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by George J. Meade, the son of George John Meade.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of documents, photographs, and negatives documenting the experiences of George John Meade in Germany as a United States soldier during and after World War II (1939-1945). During his postwar time in Germany, George worked on War Crimes Trials at the Buchenwald concentration camp. The collection also includes an oral history, a Nazi patch, an illustrated sign, and nine drawings.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army
Subjects
- War crime trials--Germany.
- Buchenwald Trial, Dachau, Germany, 1946.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Genre
- Document
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