Joseph A. Wyant papers

Identifier
irn516175
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.220
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516175

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Joseph A. Wyant

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Joseph A. Wyant in 1991.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of a six-page letter written by Joseph A. Wyant, an American soldier, describing the liberation of Dachau concentration camp to his father in the United States. Also included are thirteen annotated photographs depicting Dachau after liberation in May 1945. Joseph and his brother William Wyant appear in some of the photographs.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

People

  • Wyant, Bill.
  • Wyant, Joseph A.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Dead persons--Germany--Dachau--1940-1950.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Dachau.
  • Soldiers--American--Germany--Dachau--1940-1950.
  • Prisoners--Germany--Dachau--1940-1950.
  • Crematoriums--Germany--Dachau--1940-1950.
  • Soldiers' writings, American.

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.