Charles Blythe papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The papers were originally owned by Charles Blythe, Sr. who served with the United States Army in Europe during World War II. The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by David and Sandra Blythe.
Scope and Content
The papers consist of captioned United States Army Signal Corps photographic prints of concentration camps taken immediately following liberation as well as a card with a photograph of Charles T. Blythe and the caption: "Born: May 13, 1924 / Last Wishes: July 11, 2001"; "Look out for one another."
Corporate Bodies
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
- Hergen-Hein (Concentration camp)
- Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
- Barracks--Germany--1940-1950.
- Mass burials--Germany--1940-1950.
- Dead persons--Germany--1940-1950.
- Prisoners--Germany--1940-1950.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.