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  1. Chris J. Battersby collection

    Contains of a memoir written by Chris J. Battersby on an unknown date, describing his experiences with a Holocaust survivor near Gardelegen, Germany, in April 1945. Also includes an excerpt of a unit history for the 102nd Infantry Division relating to the Gardelegen Massacre.

  2. Chris Lerman photograph collection

    The collection consists of eight photographs of Chris and Miles Lerman, their friends, and their family, during their time in the Berlin Schlachtensee displaced persons camp in Germany after liberation and their voyage to the United States on board the "Marine Perch." Also included in the collection are three photographs of the Lermans' friends in Bergen-Belsen.

  3. Chris Makas papers

    Consists of a memoir written by and oral history conducted with Sgt. Chris Makas, a member of the 63rd Infantry Division of the United States Army, who participated in the liberation of the Kaufering concentration camp. Both the memoir, which is undated, and the oral history, which was conducted in December 2000, describe his wartime experiences. Includes copyprints of Sgt. Makas and several images of Kaufering after liberation. Also includes copies of several documents related to Sgt. Makas's history and memories of Kaufering. The oral history was conducted by Sgt. Makas's daughter, Elaine...

  4. Christa M. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Christa M., a non-Jewish German bystander who was born in Saarbru?cken in 1930. She describes her early family life in a pro-Nazi household; her father's work for a big industrialist; the evacuation of her family to the Black Forest in 1938; and their move to Frankfurt and Ammerland in 1938. She vividly recalls her encounters with Jews after the enactment of the Nuremberg laws; the virulent anti-Semitic curriculum of her school; and the overnight disappearance of several people around her. She relates witnessing a prisoner evacuation from Dachau; being threatened by a...

  5. Christening of New Great German Aircraft

    "Christening of New Great German Aircraft." Goebbels addresses the crowd which also sings a party song at the christening of a new great German aircraft in presence of Cabinet members. Goering officiates the launching of the "von Hindenburg". MS, Cabinet members. CU, back view, speech by Goebbels at airfield. LS, aircraft. CU, Hindenburg and others in crowd. Cover removed from plane, bottle smashed on plane, name on plane revealed "von Hindenburg". LS, crowd heils in unison.

  6. Christensen, Netti

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Kinderpflegerin, Arbeitstherapeutin und Pädagogin; Mitglied KJVD (1932) und KPD (1936); Inhaftierung wegen ihrer politischen Tätigkeit (1934/1935); Emigration Schweden und Dänemark (1935-1946), Teilnahme am dänischen Widerstand; Tätigkeit v. a. an der Pädagogischen Fakultät der HUB, hier auf dem Gebiet der Vorschulpädagogik Bearbeitungshinweis Findbuch Bestandsbeschreibung 21.02.1914 in Hamburg geboren, Vater Klempner Moritz Davidsohn, mosaischer Religion und Mutter Rosa Davidsohn geb. Langberg 1920 - 1930 Besuch der Mädchenschule der Jüdischen Gemeinde Hambu...

  7. Christian Boltanski sculpture

    Art installation created by Christian Boltanski in 1988 consisting of a black and white photograph in a tin container covered by wire mesh and illuminted by a single light bulb.

  9. Christian Kloesch oral history collection

    Contains interviews with seven Holocaust survivors and accompanying photographs and documents relating to the interviewees

  10. Christian mission and bell tower

    At the Kiamichi Mountain Christian Mission in Nashoba, Oklahoma, where Harold Dunson and his family were sent as missionaries in 1947. CU, bell with engraved writing on it (not legible). VS, EXT, young man and older man hoisting bell on crane into position in bell tower. MCU, panning group of young women. MS, bell tolling. MCU, townspeople pulling on chord in bell tower, exiting church. VS, MS, MCU, LS, family on horseback in countryside, man taking photos with still camera. VS, locals piling in and out of pick-up truck, mostly children playing in truck, more children exiting church.

  11. Christians revenge on the Jews

    Consists of "Christians revenge on the Jews," a memoir by Michael Bernath containing information about the Bernath family in Hungary; his participation in resistance in Hungary; his time in a labor camp; and his life after World War II. Also contains Bernath's opinions on Jewish-Christian relations and the role of Christians in the Holocaust.

  12. Christine C. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Christine C., who was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1940. She recounts escaping with her mother from the ghetto in 1942; living in a village using false papers; her mother receiving warnings from a German soldier and a Polish nobleman prior to German searches; living with a very kind family in another village; her mother's return to Warsaw after the war; reluctance to join her mother due to fondness for their rescuers; her mother's remarriage; fondness for her new father and finally feeling like she had a family; learning she was Jewish at age seven (she was raised as a C...

  13. Christine White Collection

    Reports, relating to anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi and other far right-wing organizations in the United States, their involvement in terrorist incidents, support extended by private right-wing groups in the United States to the contra guerilla movement in Nicaragua, and alleged involvement of the contras in criminal activities. Includes reports by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the International Center for Development Policy, and the state of Senator John Kerry.

  14. Christlich-Nationale Bauern- und Landvolkpartei

    Bestandsbeschreibung Den Schwerpunkt der Überlieferung bildet Schriftwechsel der parlamentarische Geschäftsstelle. Erschliessungszustand Findkartei (o.J.) Zitierweise BArch R 8001/...

  15. Christmas 1933 celebrated by Reich Railroad

    Title: "Ansprache des Herrn Praesidenten Dr. ing. eh. Clemens Marx." Christmas events presented by the Deutsche Reichsbahn at the Berlin Sportpalast. Scene opens on Marx at podium, out of focus. He gives Hitler salute. Camera alternates between his speech, the crowd, and the VIPs, who Marx introduces. As the VIPs are named, the camera shows each one. Title: "Stellvertretender Generaldirektor Wilhelm Kleinmann." Kleinmann, who wears a Nazi party uniform, greets the crowd and speaks of German Christmas, a pure week celebrated by young and old; rich and poor. German Christmas is celebrated in ...

  16. Christmas card from soldier

    The stationery card has "Adolf Hitler" embossed in the upper left corner. A message in German is written on the recto and has an illegible signature. A message in English is written on the verso: "Merrie sic Xmas and Happy New Year / from me, too, Jack! / Adolf is sending his greetings / this year / Love, Kisses, Hugs, [signature illegible] / P.S. That signature is authentic!."

  17. Christmas in Brno, prewar

    Michaela and Antonin dressed as angels, singing for the camera beside the Christmas tree in 1939. INTs, a decorated Christmas tree at the Eckstein home in Brno. Children in costume pose and touch the dangling ornaments. They kneel beside the ornamental manger under the tree, hold their hands in prayer and sing for the camera. Pan up, star on top of the tree. 01:02:21 Toys. The children, in different outfits, perform a skit for the camera in a different room. Back beside the tree, the nanny guides them through a song and helps them place more ornaments on the tree. She entertains them with a...

  18. Christopher R. Browning papers

    The Christopher R. Browning papers consist of Browning’s expert reports, correspondence, court records, photocopies of historical evidentiary materials, indexes, preparatory and background materials for trial, printed materials, and witness testimony gathered or created during preparations for court proceedings against alleged war criminals Radislav Grujicic and Serge Kisluk in Canada, Andre Sawoniuk and Semion Serafinowicz in England, and Heinrich Wagner in Australia. All five cases relied on evidence from eyewitness accounts. Browning’s role in the proceedings was not to provide evidence ...

  19. Christy A. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Christy A., who was drafted into the United States army in December 1942. He describes training as a radio mechanic; service in France and Germany; briefly entering Buchenwald after it was liberated; emaciated prisoners in overcrowded bunks; his shock at the conditions; hundreds of corpses near the crematoria; the anger of a Jewish-American soldier who was in their group; difficulty communicating with the prisoners; and his wish to leave quickly.

  20. Christy Lee La Bauve collection

    Consists of a photograph of a book burning in Berlin, Germany.