Sidney Etkin collection
Extent and Medium
folders
4
Creator(s)
- Sidney Etkin
Biographical History
Dr. Sidney Etkin (1910-1998) was a medical doctor during World War II. In June of 1945, Captain Etkin was assigned to treat prisoners of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, immediately after it was liberated by the Third United States Army.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Dr. Sidney I. Etkin
Scope and Content
The Sidney Etkin collection contains documents obtained by Etkin during his time treating prisoners from the recently liberated Mauthausen-Gusen camp in June, 1945. The documents contain statements made by Franz Zeireis, the commandant of the camp. He details the camp conditions, specific torture done to prisoners, numbers of prisoners killed, and other facts regarding the management of the concentration camp. Also included are photographs of the prisoners and camp, taken by Etkin, as well as a newspaper clipping summarizing the role Zeireis played in the management of Mauthausen.
System of Arrangement
The Sidney Etkin collection is arranged into three series. •Series 1: Statements, 1945 •Series 2: Photographs, 1945 •Series 3: News clippings, 1945
People
- Ziereis, Franz, 1905-1945.
- Etkin, Sidney, 1910-1998.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
Genre
- Photographs.
- Documents.
- Document