Korn family papers
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Overview
- Description
- The Korn family papers includes five photographic postcards of a concentration camp, likely Buchenwald concentration camp following its liberation. The collection also includes two letters written by an American G.I. named "Ward," written to his mother, June and August 1945. One of the letters describes a visit to Buchenwald concentration camp.
- Date
-
creation:
1945 June-1945 August
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Correspondence.
- Extent
-
1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Korn family 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
- Soldiers--United States. United States. Army. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Concentration camp inmates.
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- David Korn donated the Korn family papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
- 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:
- 2023-08-23 13:55:59
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500220
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