Cloth remnants found at Dachau concentration camp after the war by a US soldier

Identifier
irn2637
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.150.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)

Archival History

The cloth was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Marvin Glyder.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marvin Glyder

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Piece of cloth found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, near the site of the crematoriums at the former Dachau concentration camp, circa 1950. The remnants had been used as ties for flower bunches left as memoriums near the ovens. Glyder's Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Small section of of black cloth netting.

Subjects

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.