Ralph J. Scheiderer collection

Identifier
irn694084
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.240.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

oversize folder

1

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tom Scheiderer, the Estate of Ralph J. Scheiderer and the Scheiderer Family.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Tom Scheiderer, son of Ralph Scheiderer.

Scope and Content

Contains photographs, negatives, and documents collected by U.S. serviceman T/Sgt. Ralph J. Scheiderer. Many images concern the liberation of Landsberg/Kaufering concentration camp, and bear handwritten descriptions on the verso. Contains a typwritten report prepared by Robert J. Hartwig entitled "Atrocities of Lansburg [sic] Concentration Camp," and the text of an April 17, 1945 radio report about the actions of the 12th Armored Division.

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