Irving Heymont collection

Identifier: irn89121
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn89121

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989, 1994, 1998, 2005 and 2006 by Colonel Irving Heymont.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a paperweight, correspondence, documents, photographs, a publication, reports, and a videocassette relating to the experiences of Irving Heymont, then a Major, 5th Regiment, 71st Infantry, during and after World War II in Germany, including the liberation of Gunskirchen concentration camp and his administration of Landsberg displaced persons camp in Germany, as well as continuing educational and commemorative activities.

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Irving Heymont papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn607541
- English
- 1933-1995
- box oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Irving Heymont papers contains material concerning Irving Heymont, a U.S. Army officer who assisted in the liberation of Gunskirchen, and was tasked in the administration of the Landsberg am Lech displaced persons camp. Within the collection are letters from Irving to his wife, Joan, discussing the conditions and administration of the camp. Other items include military reports, theses on the Landsberg camp, and various mixed media including German cigarette cards, news clippings, and various photographs of Landsberg and the Gunskirchen liberation. The Irving Heymont papers contain prima...
Anvil-shaped paperweight given to a US soldier serving as a displaced persons camp administrator
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn958
- English
- overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm) | Depth: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cast iron, anvil-shaped paperweight made by students in Landsberg displaced persons (DP) camp’s vocational school, and presented with gratitude to Major Irving Heymont in October 1945. Heymont, a 27-year-old Jewish American soldier, deployed to Europe and landed in France in January 1945. He served as a regimental operations officer with the 5th Regiment, 71st Infantry Division, nicknamed the Red Circle. On May 4, 1945, the 71st liberated Gunskirchen, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp system. After Germany’s surrender, Heymont’s battalion assumed control of the Landsberg DP cam...

Irving Heymont collection

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Irving Heymont papers

Anvil-shaped paperweight given to a US soldier serving as a displaced persons camp administrator