Oral history interview with William Meyer

Identifier
irn80873
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.51.87
  • RG-50.759.0087
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn80873

Extent and Medium

1 sound cassette, analog

Creator(s)

  • Mary Cook
  • Nita Howton

Biographical History

Mary Cook donated the oral history interview with William Meyer to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October 2013. The interview is part of a collection of telephone interviews with concentration camp liberators and other American wartime eyewitnesses produced by Mary Cook and Nita Howton from 1993 to 1995.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mary Cook and Nita Howton

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Restrictions on use. Restrictions may exist. Contact the Museum for further information: reference@ushmm.org

Copyright Holder: Mary Cook

People

  • Mary Cook
  • William Meyer
  • Meyer, William, 1925-
  • Nita Howton

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Veterans--United States--Congresses.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
  • Adjustment (Psychology)
  • Concentration camp inmates--Germany.
  • Starvation.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
  • United States.
  • Soldiers--United States--Interviews.
  • Combat.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Dachau (Germany)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.

Genre

  • Oral History
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