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Henry Landman papers

Document | Accession Number: 1997.A.0175.1 | RG Number: RG-10.476

The Henry Landman papers contain biographical materials, “V-mail” letters, emigration and immigration files, photographs, wartime newspapers and newsletters, World War II memorabilia, writings, restitution files, and financial records documenting the Landmann family from Augsburg, their immigration to the United States, and Henry Landman’s participation in World War II and the liberation of his hometown. The papers include a biography of Henry Landman written by Ralph I. López.

Date
1907-1992  (inclusive)
1935-1945  (bulk)
Language
English
German
French
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
3 boxes
6 oversize folders
3 book enclosure
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Richard M. Landman and Lisa J. Landman
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry Landman
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About This Document

Document Creator
Henry Landman
Biography
Henry Landman was born Heinz Landmann in Augsburg, Germany, in 1920 to Josef Landmann and Regina Landmann, née Grünebaum. After Kristallnacht, he and his father were arrested and imprisoned at Dachau. The family began arranging their immigration to America, managed to get transferred from the Polish quota to the Russian quota, and arrived in 1939. In January 1943 Henry Landmann was inducted into the United States Army. He was initially assigned to Company B, 18th Battalion, 8th Replacement Depot in Oran but then joined the 3rd Infantry Division, 30th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, landed in Europe at Anzio, fought in Italy, France, Germany, and Austria, and helped liberate his hometown of Augsburg on April 28, 1945. Josef Landmann's parents, Gerson and Sofie Landmann, sisters, Rosa Rodoff and Paula Frydman, and the Rodoff and Frydman families were killed during the Holocaust as were Regina Landmann's sisters, Minna Wolf and Else Aretz, and the Aretz family.
System of Arrangement
The Henry Landman papers are arranged as eight series: I. Biographical materials, 1907-approximately 1990 (bulk 1907-1939), II. Correspondence, 1918-approximately 1990 (bulk 1940-1945), III. Departure from Germany and immigration to the United States, 1938-1945, IV. Photographs, approximately 1915-1985 (bulk 1935-1945), V. Printed materials, 1943-approximately 1990 (bulk 1943-1945), VI. World War II memorabilia, approximately 1943-1945, VII. Writings, 1985-1992, VIII. Restitution files and financial records, 1936-2003

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Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Henry Landman donated the Henry Landman papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994, 1995, 1997, and 2004. His son, Richard Landman, and Ralph López, the author of his biography, are also listed as donors of the biography. Richard and Lisa Landman donated additional material in March and October 2017. The accessions previously cataloged as 1994.A.0339, 1995.20, 2004.367, 2017.463.1, and 2017.464.1 have been incorporated into this collection.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Additional Accession Number
1995.20
2004.367
1994.A.0339
2017.463.1
2017.464.1

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
Copyright to unpublished material created by Henry Landman, or his parents, Joseph and Regina Landman, is held by the donors. The copyright status of materials created by other parties in this collection is unknown.
 
Record last modified: 2018-02-14 16:17:03
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