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Margaret Murphy collection

Collection
Collection Summary
The collection consists of labels, a Red Cross patch, and an SS armband and patch, notebooks, and a pass relating to the experiences of Margaret Murphy as a nurse in the Army Nurse Corps, United States Army, during and after World War II, including service at the liberated Dachau concentration camp.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by W. Rodney and Sara Beard.
Date
1945-1946
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Margaret Murphy papers

Document | Accession Number: 2014.299.1

Date
inclusive:  1945-1946
Margaret Murphy papers

SS badge acquired by a US Army nurse

Object | Accession Number: 2014.299.2

Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp) after liberation; Dachau (Germany)
Date
received:  1945
SS badge acquired by a US Army nurse

Nazi armband acquired by a US Army nurse

Object | Accession Number: 2014.299.3

Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp) after liberation; Dachau (Germany)
Date
received:  1945
Nazi armband acquired by a US Army nurse

Red Cross badge acquired by a US Army nurse

Object | Accession Number: 2014.299.4

Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp) after liberation; Dachau (Germany)
 
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