George A. Silver collection

Identifier: irn560724
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn560724

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Jane Silver.

Scope and Content

Photographs, maps, propaganda leaflets, booklets, and ephemera, related to the military career during World War II of George A. Silver, including his service in the U.S. Army in the North African and Italian theatres, 1943-1945, as well as the liberation of Dachau concentration camp. Included are a book plate from the library of Adolf Hitler, Allied and German propaganda leaflets, and information provided to American soldiers in occupied Germany after the war. Also contains material documenting Silver's attendance at the International Liberators' Conference, hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in Washington, DC, 1981.

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Adolf Hitler bookplate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn560725
- English
- pictorial area: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Adolf Hitler bookplate adhered to cover of a German book. The plate has the words "EX LIBRIS" and an illustration of an eagle holding a swastika emblem and a leaf in its talons.
George A. Silver collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn60507
- English
- 1943-1981
- box 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Photographs, maps, propaganda leaflets, booklets, and ephemera, related to the military career during World War II of George A. Silver, including his service in the U.S. Army in the North African and Italian theatres, 1943-1945, as well as the liberation of Dachau concentration camp. Included are a book plate from the library of Adolf Hitler, Allied and German propaganda leaflets, and information provided to American soldiers in occupied Germany after the war. Also contains material documenting Silver's attendance at the International Liberators' Conference, hosted by the United States Holo...

George A. Silver collection

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Adolf Hitler bookplate

George A. Silver collection