Carl Gärtig collection
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Overview
- Description
- The Carl Gärtig papers consists of color photocopies of photographs, letters, and documents relating Carl Gärtig and his family while he was imprisoned in Kassel, Germany and Buchenwald concentration camp; post-war letters written to Gärtig from fellow survivors; pre-war, wartime, and post-war photographs; a brief biography of Carl Gärtig; and Carl Gärtig's memories of the death of Reverend Paul Schneider (1897-1939) in Buchenwald concentration camp.
- Date
-
creation:
1922-1999
- Collection Creator
- Carl Gärtig
- Biography
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Carl Gärting, who was not Jewish, was arrested in 1935 for treasonous activities including publishing and distributing anti-Nazi material. He was imprisoned at Kassel, Germany from 1935-1938, and in Buchenwald concentration camp from 1938 until its liberation in April 1945. While in Buchenwald, Gärting worked as a baker in the camp and supported other prisoners by sneaking food and other items to them.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Correspondence. Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Carl Gärtig papers are 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
- Concentration camp inmates. Holocaust survivors. World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
- Personal Name
- Gärtig, Carl. Schneider, Paul, 1897-1939.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Dr. Thomas Gärtig donated the Carl Gärtig papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 and 2006.
- 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 14:07:56
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514521
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