Overview
- Description
- Consists of one typescript article, 9 pages, in English, entitled "Afternoon in Buchenwald" by Richard Daughtry, written by Henry F. Tonn. In the article, Tonn describes World War II veteran Richard Daughtry's experience visiting Buchenwald in April 1945 after the liberation, including his tour of the camp, where he witnessed the victims still in the crematorium, emaciated survivors, and items made of human skin, which he was told were made under the orders of Ilse Koch.
- Date
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inclusive:
2009
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry Tonn
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
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- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Henry F. Tonn
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Peggy Speelman sent this manuscript to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Sept. 2011, which she obtained from Henry Tonn, who wrote it in 2009.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:41:37
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