Joe Freda papers
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sean O'Neal
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Sean O'Neill, the grand nephew of Joe Freda.
Scope and Content
Letters, envelopes, and newspaper clippings. Letters written from donor's great uncle, Joseph Freda, a United States Army soldier, from Germany and France describing his viewing of the Dachau and Buchenwald Concentration Camps. Written to his future spouse, "Birdie" Thomas in Pittsburgh, PA in May 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Genre
- Document