Malcolm A. Vendig papers
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Malcolm A. Vendig
Biographical History
Captain Malcolm A. Vendig served in the 83rd Infantry Division, United States Army, in Europe during World War II. After the liberation of Dachau concentration camp in Germany by US troops in April 1945, Vendig was appointed military governor of Dachau Landkreis.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eleanor Vendig
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Funding Note: The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.
Eleanor Vendig donated the Malcolm A. Vendig papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990. The Malcolm A. Vendig papers (1990.107.88) is comprised of two accessions, 1990.107 and 1991.A.0006.
Scope and Content
The Malcolm A. Vendig papers, 1932-1967, relate to Captain Malcolm A. Vendig’s service with the 83rd U.S. Infantry Division and his tenure as the military governor of Dachau, Germany after the liberation of the concentration camp in 1945. Topics discussed include the activities of the 83rd U.S. Infantry Division before liberation, daily operations at the Dachau concentration camp after liberation, military and personnel incidents, the administration of public safety, the distribution of food, and the revitalization of industry in the vicinity of Dachau, Germany. The papers largely consist of photocopies of Vendig’s war diary, written in English, dated December 1944-August 1945; photocopies of the source materials for the diary, 1944-1945; original and photocopies of military reports and records prepared by various Lieutenants, 1944-1945; original typescripts of discussions between Captain Vendig and Dr. Heinrich Kneuer, the Landrat of Dachau, Germany, 1945; photocopies of newspaper clippings, 1932-1945; as well as original photographs and photocopies of the Captain Malcolm A. Vendig and various members of the United States army in Dachau, Germany, circa 1945.
System of Arrangement
The Malcolm A. Vendig papers are arranged into three series and three sub-series. Series 1: Military documents, 1944-1967 Sub-series 1: Diaries, 1944-1945 Sub-series 2: Reports, 1944-1945 Sub-series 3: General military documents, 1944-1967 Series 2: Printed materials, circa 1932-1945 Series 3: Photographs, circa 1945
People
- Kneuer, Heinrich.
- Vendig, Malcolm A.
- Malcolm A. Vendig
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Europe.
- Neuss (Germany)
- Dachau (Germany)
- Jewish refugees.
- Soldiers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Concentration camp inmates.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Concentration camps.
- Germany.
- Echt (Netherlands)
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Refugees.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Holocaust victims.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Germany.
Genre
- Diaries.
- Reports.
- Photocopies.
- Photographs.
- Document
- Military documents.