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Arthur J. Mainzer diary

Document | Accession Number: 2010.231.1

Consists of a bound diary, issued to American soldiers during World War II, and used by Arthur J. Mainzer of the United States Army Air Corps. The handwritten diary includes his enlistment information, autographs from friends, promotion information, photographs, and brief diary entries of his activities from 1942 October- 1944 February.

Date
1942-1944  (inclusive)
Language
English
Genre/Form
Diaries.
Extent
1 diary.
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arthur J. Mainzer
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About This Document

Document Creator
Arthur J. Mainzer
Biography
Arthur Mainzer (1923-) was a cameraman in the 4th Combat Camera Unit of the 9th Air Force. The Combat Camera Unit was tasked with creating Air Force training films at Hal Roach Studios. After completing training at the Air Force Photo Technical School in Denver, CO and the First Motion Picture Unit in Culver, City, CA, Mainzer was deployed to Europe. He was filming bomb damage by the Allied Air Forces with Captain Ellis Carter when they heard about Buchenwald and drove there by jeep on April 13, 1945. Mainzer and Carter filmed conditions at the camp on Kodak color film stock using two handheld 16mm film cameras. The footage was then sent to headquarters in London for processing.

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Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Arthur Mainzer donated his collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-04-20 10:55:52
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