Henry Gordon papers

Identifier
irn516467
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.29
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516467

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Henry Gordon

Biographical History

Henry Gordon was stationed in Germany with the United States military at the end of World War II

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Henry Gordon donated the letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of two letters, one written by Henry Gordon to his father and one written to his parents on May 7, 1945. Henry Gordon sent the letter dated May 7 to his father at his father's office, leaving the decision of whether his father would relay information about the death of his mother's family in the Holocaust.

People

  • Gordon, Henry.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army

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.