Sherman Carpenter letter
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Sherman Carpenter
Biographical History
Sherman Carpenter (1910-1985) served in the United States Army with the 45th Infantry Division during World War II. He served as a radio operator and participated in the liberation of Dachau.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of David Jarrett
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by David Jarrett, nephew of Sherman Carpenter.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a letter written by Sherman Carpenter who served with the 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War II. He wrote the letter to his Baptist minister back home in Louisville, KY on Adolf Hitler’s stationary which he found in an empty office in a government building in Munich. In the letter, Sherman describes what he witnessed in the Dachau concentration camp.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. David Jarrett
People
- Carpenter, Sherman.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 45th
- Dachau (concentration camp)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
Genre
- Document
- Letters.