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George E. Rothlisberg collection

Document | Accession Number: 2019.184.1

Photographs taken shortly after the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945 by United States Army Signal Corps photographer George E. Rothlisberg. Also includes a small amount of photographs taken after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen and Dachau, including German prisoners-of-war.

Date
creation:  1945
Language
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Negatives.
Extent
2 folders
1 oversize folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eric Schreier and Barbara Rothlisberg

About This Document

Document Creator
George E. Rothlisberg
Biography
George Edward Rothlisberg (1916-1970) was born in Merrill, Wisconsin to George (1861-1934) and Clara (née Boettcher, 1880-1956) Rothlisberg. He had four sister: Priscilla, Georgiana, Ellouise, and Deborah, and one brother, John. During World War II he was a Signal Corps photographer and documented the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He married Julia Doyle (1914-1996) in 1945 and had a career as a photographer.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as three folders:
1 of 2. Buchenwald, 1945
1 of 2. Bergen-Belsen and Dachau, 1945
OS 1. Negatives

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Dr. Eric Schreier. He received this collection in 1999 from Barbara A. Rothlisberg, niece of George E. Rothlisberg.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-08-25 17:41:05
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