George E. Rothlisberg collection

Identifier
irn671103
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.184.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn671103

Extent and Medium

folders

oversize folder

2

1

Creator(s)

  • George E. Rothlisberg

Biographical History

George Edward Rothlisberg (1916-1970) was born in Merrill, Wisconsin to George (1861-1934) and Clara (née Boettcher, 1880-1956) Rothlisberg. He had four sister: Priscilla, Georgiana, Ellouise, and Deborah, and one brother, John. During World War II he was a Signal Corps photographer and documented the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He married Julia Doyle (1914-1996) in 1945 and had a career as a photographer.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eric Schreier and Barbara Rothlisberg

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Dr. Eric Schreier. He received this collection in 1999 from Barbara A. Rothlisberg, niece of George E. Rothlisberg.

Scope and Content

Photographs taken shortly after the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945 by United States Army Signal Corps photographer George E. Rothlisberg. Also includes a small amount of photographs taken after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen and Dachau, including German prisoners-of-war.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as three folders: 1 of 2. Buchenwald, 1945 1 of 2. Bergen-Belsen and Dachau, 1945 OS 1. Negatives

People

  • Rothlisberg, George E, 1916-1970.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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.