Oral history interview with Fred L. Peterson

Identifier
irn80922
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.51.100
  • RG-50.759.0100
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn80922

Extent and Medium

1 sound cassette, analog

Creator(s)

  • Mary Cook
  • Nita Howton

Biographical History

Mary Cook donated the oral history interview with Fred L. Peterson 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

  • Nita Howton
  • Peterson, Fred L., 1926-
  • Fred L. Peterson
  • Mary Cook

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
  • Gas chambers.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • Munich (Germany)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Crematoriums--Germany.
  • Concentration camp inmates--Germany.
  • United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Dachau (Germany)
  • Dead.
  • Smell.
  • Starvation.
  • Soldiers--United States--Interviews.

Genre

  • Oral History
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