Andrew "Harry" Lawford letter
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Gerard Lawford
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Gerard Lawford, son of Andrew "Harry" Lawford.
Scope and Content
Letter and envelope from Andrew "Harry" Lawford [donor's father] in Bad Hall, Austria to his wife Winifred in Auburn, NY, describing concentration camp that he has seen. In the letter he names the came as "Kirchweiler," but it is believed to be Gunskirchen Lager, since he was a member of the 71st Infantry Division of the US Army during WWII. Letter dated May 23, 1945, envelope postmarked May 25, 1945.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Document
- Letter.
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