Edgar Rauner collection

Identifier: irn85722
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn85722

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Wolfgang Rauner.

Scope and Content

Documents, correspondence, photographs and newspaper clippings. Correspondence from Edgar Rauner (donor's brother) to his parents Neddy and Aron in New York. Edgar, a member of the United States 7th Army was a refugee of Nazi Germany, arrived in the United States before WWII and was drafted into the US Army where he was stationed at Fort Ritchie in Maryland before being sent overseas to Europe during the war. Also included in the collection are photographs taken in Europe, depicting the American Army and many captured German propaganda images.

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Edgar Rauner papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn546083
- English
- folders 5
- Updated 9 months ago
Contains correspondence from Edgar Rauner (donor's brother) to his parents Neddy and Aron in New York. Edgar, a member of the United States 7th Army was a refugee of Nazi Germany, arrived in the United States before WWII and was drafted into the US Army where he was stationed at Camp Ritchie in Maryland before being sent overseas to Europe during the war. Also included in the collection are photographs taken in Europe, depicting the American Army and many captured German propaganda images.
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- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn546084
- English
- overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Map
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597271
- English
- overall: Height: 16.250 inches (41.275 cm) | Width: 25.750 inches (65.405 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago

Edgar Rauner collection

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Edgar Rauner papers

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