Arthur Fishman collection
Extent and Medium
folders
oversize folder
3
1
Creator(s)
- Arthur Fishman
Biographical History
Arthur Fishman was the son of Joseph and Mae Fishman. He served in the United States Army during World War II.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift in memory of Arthur Fishman
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Yanna Fishman
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Howard Fisher in 2011. Howard is the nephew of Arthur Fishman. An accretion was donated by Yanna Fishman in 2019. The collections previously numbered 2011.297.1 and2019.259.1 have been incorporated into this collection.
Scope and Content
Photographs, photograph album pages, and a letter documenting Arthur Fishman’s experiences as a soldier in the United States Army visiting the Dachau concentration camp shortly after its liberation in April 1945. The photographs include depictions of corpses in the camp and the Dachau death train, survivors, German prisoners, and camp architecture. There are also photographs of a 3rd anniversary celebration of the 2829 Engineers “C” in Flintsbach, Germany, and of Arthur Fishman in uniform. The Dachau photographs include original photographs in the album pages and loose contemporary copy prints. The letter, dated 6 May 1945, was written from Arthur to his father and describes what he witnessed at Dachau.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Ms. Yanna Fishman
People
- Fishman, Arthur.
Corporate Bodies
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
- United States. Army
Subjects
- Dachau (Germany)
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Letter.
- Document
- Photographs.
- Photograph albums.