Joseph Crane collection

Identifier
irn500123
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0050
  • RG-10.234
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500123

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Joseph Crane

Biographical History

Joseph Crane was born in Vienna, Austria in 1912 and emigrated to the United States in 1929. During World War II, Crane was a member of Company E, of the 329th Regiment of the 83rd U.S. Infantry Division. In May 1945, Crane was assigned to Civilian Internment Camp #5 in Nattenberg, Germany where he acted as a registrar of inmates and as an interpreter.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The documents and photographs were collected by Joseph Crane during his post-war service as a registrar and interpreter at Civilian Internment Camp #5 in Nattenberg, Germany. He donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Mar. 30,1993.

Scope and Content

The material relates to Joseph Crane's experiences and relationships with people he met at Civilian Internment Camp #5. The collection consists of photographs of SS personnel, a statement given by an internee of Civilian Internment Camp #5, a letter of protest from some internees regarding the delay in their release, two poems, a report about war criminals and war crimes trials, and an arrest report.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

People

  • Weiss, Martin.
  • Zoeldi, Marton.

Subjects

  • Nattenberg (Germany)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • War crimes.

Genre

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.