Overview
- Description
- Photograph album gathered by Charles N. Leach, Sr., M.D. (donor's father) while he was working with the British military at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp immediately following liberation. Dr. Leach worked with the Rockefeller Foundation as a public health doctor who specialized in the feeding of starving populations. He was sent to Bergen Belsen five days after liberation to assist with the care of the newly liberated prisoners.
- Date
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circa 1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Charles Leach
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs
- Extent
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1 oversize box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum has made reasonable efforts but is not able to determine the copyright status of some or all of the material(s) in this collection, or identify and/or locate the potential copyright owner(s). The Museum therefore places no restrictions on use of this material, but it cannot provide any information to the user about the status of the copyright(s). The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Corporate Name
- Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Dr. Charles N. Leach.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-15 14:04:36
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn754599
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- Terms of Use
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