William E. Bracey collection relating to Nordhausen

Identifier

irn507314

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1994.A.0095
RG-09.037

Dates

1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1993

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English
German

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn507314

Extent and Medium

folder

Creator(s)

William E. Bracey

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

William E. Bracey donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 1994.

Scope and Content

The collection relates to William E. Bracey's experiences during the liberation of Nordhausen (a.k.a. Dora-Mittelbau) and his subsequent interest in the camp and its inmates. It contains: two original and photocopies of black and white photographs of the Boelke Kaserne and other locations at Nordhausen, taken by unknown Allied soldiers, consisting primarily of pictures of dead inmates; photocopies of diary entries by Bracey from the time when he entered Nordhausen and of miscellaneous articles about Nordhausen, its liberation, and reunions of its liberators.

Corporate Bodies

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 104th
Dora (Concentration camp)

Subjects

Concentration camps.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Soldiers' writings.

Genre

Photographs.
Document

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.