Marvin Burdett Manning collection

Identifier
irn515017
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.308
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515017

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Mr. Marvin Dale Manning donated his father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 29, 2004. The unit history was added on Apr. 13, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of photographs taken upon the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, a hand-drawn map of the camp, lists and a photograph of the members of the 3542 Ordnance unit of the United States Army, a certificate of recognition for Marvin Manning, and a copy of the Jun. 22, 1945 "Pawnee PA Herald" in which a letter from Marvin Burdett Manning is printed describing his experiences visiting Dachau. Also includes photographs depicting SS officers who had been killed. Also includes one folder containing the unit history of the 3542 Ordnance M.A.M Company in Europe. Written in 1986, the folder contains the history of the unit, including remembrances of Dachau.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

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.