Preston Hill collection

Identifier
irn43628
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.187.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 2011
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Connie Mabry

Connie Mabry donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 2011. A videocassette included in the collection of Mr. Raymond Buch narrating Mauthausen liberation footage and photography was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library.

Scope and Content

Consists of 53 photographs from the collection of Preston Hill, a member of the United States Third Army, who participated in the liberation of Mauthausen. Includes photographs of Mauthausen after liberation, a death march which Mr Hill's unit liberated, original photographs and commercial images he took from a German soldier, and additional copyprint images of liberation. Also includes a brief written narrative of Mr. Hill's experiences.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.