Overview
- Description
- Consists of one letter, four pages, written by Lt. Margaret House, a member of the 91st Evacuation Hospital, on April 18, 1945, after witnessing the atrocities at Gardelegen. She compares the idyllic German countryside with the horrors of the things she had witnessed.
- Date
-
1945
Physical Details
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
- Gardelegen Massacre, Gardelegen, Germany, 1945.
- Personal Name
- House, Margaret.
- Corporate Name
- United States. Army. Evacuation Hospital, 91st
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Deborah Ann Taylor donated her aunt's letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 19, 2007
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-11 07:41:39
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524240
Download & Licensing
- In Copyright - Use Permitted
- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
In-Person Research
- Request 7 Days in Advance of Visit
- Plan a Research Visit
-
Request in Shapell Center Reading Room
Bowie, MD
