Harold Hershey papers

Identifier
irn531618
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.401.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn531618

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Harold Hershey

Biographical History

Harold L. Hershey (1918-2015) was a photographer with the 163rd United States Army Signal Corps during World War II. He photographed the Battle of Anzio and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp among other events. After the war, he lived in Rockville, Maryland with his wife Patricia and his sons Richard and Donald.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Donald Hershey

The Harold Hershey papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Donald Hershey in 2016.

Scope and Content

The collection contains papers related to Harold Hershey’s experiences as a United States Army Signal Corps photographer during World War II. Included is a letter to his wife describing what he saw hours after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, motion picture critique sheets of photographs he shot at Dachau, and Signal Corps photographer identification cards.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as one folder.

People

  • Hershey, Harold, 1918-2015.
  • Harold Hershey

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • United States--Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.
  • 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.

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