Eyewitness account of the Buchenwald concentration camp Weimar, Germany
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Overview
- Description
- A letter from John M. Boykin to Blanch Starke, dated April 20, 1945, describing his experiences at Buchenwald concentration camp.
- Date
-
creation:
1945 April 20
- Collection Creator
- John M. Boykin
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Letter. Correspondence.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged as a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Soldiers--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Personal Name
- Boykin, John M. Starke, Blanch.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- John M. Boykin wrote the letter to Blanche Stark on Apr. 20, 1945. Andrea Stark Ratner, daughter of Blanche Stark, obtained the letter after her mother's death. Ratner donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Aug. 1997.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:55:31
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501766
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