Joseph Remi Fontaine letter

Identifier
irn522998
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.163
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522998

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

James La Fontaine donated the Joseph Remi Fontaine letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.

Scope and Content

The Joseph Remi Fontaine letter was sent by Joseph Fontaine, a member of the United States Army, to his parents on May 6, 1945. The letter describeds Fontaine's experiences with Army in Munich, Germany, and at the Dachau concentration camp. He provides details regarding the liberation of the camp, its survivors and victims, and buildings.

System of Arrangement

The Joseph Remi Fontainte letter is a single item.

People

  • Fontaine, Joseph Remi.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Liberation--Germany.
  • United States. Army.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Germany.
  • Munich (Germany)
  • Soldiers--United States.

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.