Louis Ranciato collection

Identifier: irn531889
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn531889

Acquisition

The collection was donated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Rosalie Heffernan and Anthony Ranciato, the children of Louis Ranciato.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a portrait painting by Gyorgy Beifeld (George Byfield), clippings, a journal, and photographs relating to the experiences of Louis Ranciato, Staff Sergeant in the United States Army and a liberator of Dachau concentration camp in Germany during World War II.

Genre

Collection

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.

Child Items

Filter Results

Language of Description
1. English (2)
Country
1. United States (2)
Holding Institution
1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2)

There are several ways to be more specific in your search query:

"Phrase": Search an exact match of your query, e.g. "Member lists"
+Phrase: Given word has to be in the result, e.g. +Gestapo
-Phrase: Exclude given word from search, e.g. -Gestapo

Use the following syntax to restrict the search to specific fields:

field:"phrase": For instance, you can find all descriptions that have the phrase "Auschwitz Birkenau" in their titles by searching for title:"Auschwitz Birkenau".

The following fields are currently available:

identifier
title
creator
person
place
subject
address

Displaying items 1 to 2 of 2

Louis Ranciato collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539510
- English
- folder oversize box 1 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Louis Ranciato collection includes a journal, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to Staff Sergeant Louis Ranciato’s experience in the United States Army and as a liberator of the Dachau concentration camp. The journal includes entries and poems recalling his experiences, starting in 1941, and provides a timeline and his comments on the development of the war and returning home. The entries dated May 2-7, 1945 describe his observations of Dachau. The collection also includes photographs of a man believed to be Louis during his time in the military and of Dachau after liberatio...
Portrait of a US soldier by Gyorgy Byfield, liberated concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn539511
- English
- overall: Height: 27.750 inches (70.485 cm) | Width: 19.875 inches (50.483 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Framed portrait painting of Staff Sergeant Louis Ranciato, United States Army, a liberator of Dachau concentration camp. It was painted by George Byfield [Gyorgy Beifeld] in the camp after its liberation by the 7th Army on April 19, 1945. Byfield, a camp inmate, had been deported from Budapest, Hungary, following the German occupation in March 1944.

Louis Ranciato collection

Child Items

Louis Ranciato collection

Portrait of a US soldier by Gyorgy Byfield, liberated concentration camp inmate