Oral history interview with James Dorris

Identifier
irn513247
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0444.13
  • RG-50.467.0013
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn513247

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette (VHS), sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Creator(s)

  • Peter Ryan

Biographical History

The interview with James Dorris was conducted on July 15, 1995, by the Surviving Generations of the Holocaust as part of a project documenting the testimonies of members of the 42nd Rainbow Division whom participated in the liberation of Dachau. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a copy of the interview in March 1997.

Archival History

Survivors and Surviving Generations of the Holocaust

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Survivors and Surviving Generations of the Holocaust

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • James Dorris
  • Dorris, James.
  • Peter Ryan

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Soldiers--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
  • Concentration camp inmates.
  • Men--Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Europe.
  • Munich (Germany)
  • France.
  • Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.

Genre

  • Oral History
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