Overview
- Description
- Consists of one letter, 9 pages, written by Edmond Phillips on June 12, 1945, describing his experiences touring the Mauthausen concentration camp. In the letter, he quotes excerpts from the confession of an unnamed SS officer, likely Commandant Franz Ziereis.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945 June 12
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Douglas Phillips
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Austria.
- Corporate Name
- Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Douglas Phillips donated his father's letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on March 31, 2009.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-26 14:12:14
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn37087
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