John Angus Clark letter

Identifier

irn518783

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

2007.68

Dates

1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518783

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Paula Crawley donated her father's letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on March 20, 2007.

Scope and Content

Consists of one letter, five pages, written by John Angus Clark on May 6, 1945, regarding the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Clark, a surgeon by profession, was assigned to a medical unit and described his arrival at the camp and the planning for medical care for survivors.

Subjects

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

Genre

Document
Letter.

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.