Overview
- Description
- Contains photographs, negatives, and documents collected by U.S. serviceman T/Sgt. Ralph J. Scheiderer. Many images concern the liberation of Landsberg/Kaufering concentration camp, and bear handwritten descriptions on the verso. Contains a typwritten report prepared by Robert J. Hartwig entitled "Atrocities of Lansburg [sic] Concentration Camp," and the text of an April 17, 1945 radio report about the actions of the 12th Armored Division.
- Date
-
creation:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tom Scheiderer, the Estate of Ralph J. Scheiderer and the Scheiderer Family.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Negatives. Reports.
- Extent
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1 folder
1 oversize folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material. Museum staff are currently unable to copy, digitize, and/or photograph collection materials on behalf of researchers. Researchers are encouraged to plan a research visit to consult collection materials themselves.
- 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
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Tom Scheiderer, son of Ralph Scheiderer.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 16:19:32
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn694084
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- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
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