Edgar Rauner papers

Identifier
irn546083
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.554.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn546083

Extent and Medium

folders

5

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Wolfgang Rauner

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Wolfgang Rauner.

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence from Edgar Rauner (donor's brother) to his parents Neddy and Aron in New York. Edgar, a member of the United States 7th Army was a refugee of Nazi Germany, arrived in the United States before WWII and was drafted into the US Army where he was stationed at Camp Ritchie in Maryland before being sent overseas to Europe during the war. Also included in the collection are photographs taken in Europe, depicting the American Army and many captured German propaganda images.

Corporate Bodies

  • Camp Albert C. Ritchie (Md.)

Subjects

  • Fort Ritchie (Md.)

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.

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