Overview
- Description
- The D. A. Weckwerth papers consists of a letter written by liberator, D.A. Weckwerth, addressed to Mary Ann, written from Eisenach, Germany, June 1, 1945; three black-and white-photographs of Eisenach; one negative; and three copies of photographs from Eisenach, Germany. The letter describes Weckwerth's visit to Buchenwald concentration camp, including the descriptions of the camp and buildings, its survivors and victims, and German civilians tasked with "cleaning the place up."
- Date
-
creation:
1945
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Letter. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The D. A. Weckwerth papers is arranged in 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. Concentration camp inmates. Soldiers--United States. United States. Army. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Eisenach (Germany) Germany.
- Personal Name
- Weckwerth, D. A.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- D. A. Weckwerth donated the D. A. Weckwerth papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.
- 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 13:45:24
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