Lt. Col. George R. Snyder papers

Document | Accession Number: 2012.391.2

The collection primarily consists of postwar photographs taken between 1945 and 1947 by Lt. Col. George R. Snyder documenting the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp, Landsberg prison, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Subjects include the Camp New Orleans, German and Polish POWs, refugees, landscapes, and destroyed buildings and towns. Also included is his passport and letters from George to his mother Louise Snyder, his son James, and his wife.

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Date: inclusive: 1944-1947
Language: English
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Correspondence.
Extent: 1 box
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of James L. Snyder

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Document Creator: George R. Snyder
Biography: George Raymond Snyder (b. 1910) was born on 30 August 1910 in Liberty, Pennsylvania. He served in World War II with the 1126th Engineering Combat Group and the 1348th Engineering Construction Group, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was married to Georgia Elizabeth Wiggins (c.1908-c.1971).
System of Arrangement: The collection is arranged as three series. Series 1. Biographical material, 1947; Series 2. Correspondence, 1944-1945; Series 3. Photographs, 1945-1947
Topical Term: Soldiers--American--Europe.
Prisoners of war--Poland.
Prisoners of war--Germany.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Geographic Name: Austria.
Brussels (Belgium)
Luxembourg City (Luxembourg)
Paris (France)
Versailles (France)
Marseille (France)
Lyon (France)
Dijon (France)
Reims (France)
Fontainebleau (France)
Chiemsee (Germany)
Landsberg am Lech (Germany)
Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Heidelberg (Germany)
Munich (Germany)
Würzburg (Germany)
Rhine River.
Personal Name: Snyder, George R.
Corporate Name: United States. Army.
Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
War Criminal Prison No. 1 (Landsberg am Lech, Germany)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by James L. Snyder in 2012. An accretion was donated in 2018. The collections previously numbered 2012.391.1 and 2018.64.1 have been incorporated into this collection.
Additional Accession Number: 2012.391.1
2018.64.1
Primary Number: 2012.391.2
Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
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