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"The Relief of Belsen concentration camp: recollections and reflections of a British Army doctor"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.A.0030 | RG Number: RG-04.020.01

Overview

Description: Consists of the typescript of "The Relief of Belsen Concentration Camp: Recollections & Reflections of a British Army Doctor" written by Major General James Alexander Deans Johnston, circa 1970. The typescript includes information on conditions at Bergen-Belsen under Nazi control and during liberation, as well as description of medical measures taken by the British for the benefit of former inmates of the camp. Also included is a photocopy of a photograph of James Johnston and a retype of his obituary from "The Daily Telegraph."
Date: creation: circa 1970
Collection Creator: James A. Johnston
Biography: James A. D. Johnston was born in 1911 and educated at Glasgow University. He was a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II and served as a senior medical officer at the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Physical Details

Extent: 1 folder

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Concentration camps. Physicians. Women. Starvation. Typhus fever. Cannibalism. Burial. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Prisoners of war--Soviet Union.
Personal Name: Johnston, James Alexander Deans. Johnston, Enid.
Corporate Name: Great Britain. Army Great Britain. Army. Armoured Division, 11th Great Britain. Army. Light Field Ambulance, 11th Great Britain. Royal Army Medical Corps Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: According to the donor, the piece was written shortly after Johnston's retirement in 1970. The typescript was given to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives by James Johnston's widow, Enid Johnston, in Dec. 1991 via Dr. Hadassah Rosensaft. The photograph of James Johnston was transferred to Radu Ioanid of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition Department for use in the museum's Permanent Exhibit at the request of Hadassah Rosensaft.

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