World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letters and Postcards of Concentration Camp Detainees at Auschwitz, Dachau, and Gusen
Collection
Identifier: SC 01351
Content Description
Ten letters and seven postcards, 1940-1945 from concentration camp prisoners in Germany. Letters contain the name of the detainee, date of birth, and prisoner number. The majority of the letters were written on official camp stationary which contained the rules and warnings (in German) of what was allowed to be included in correspondence addressed to the detainees.
Dates:
1940-1945
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Concentration Camp Letters and Postcards
Collection
Identifier: SC 00933
Scope and Contents
Acc.. 2012.105 includes letters and postcards, 1941-1944, by prisoners from Auschwitz to their families. Acc. 2012.107 includes envelopes and letters, 1942-1944, sent by concentration camp prisoners from Sachsenhausen, Mauthausen, Ravensbrueck, Dachau, Gusen and Auschwitz Stationary was provided by the camps and incudes rules of communication and also states for example that visits and packages were prohibited. The correspondence was strictly censored and excludes...
Dates:
1941-1944
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Japanese War Trials Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 J24
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1945-1948, concerning the International Military Tribunal for the Far East's trials of alleged Japanese war criminals. The collection consists of printed material and copies of papers sent to Otto Lowe, Washington, D. C. by Joseph B. Keenan, chief prosecutor. Includes opening statement of prosecution; indictment; lists of suspects; charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East; transcripts of teletype conferences; and affidavits of Cordell Hull, Joseph C. Grew and...
Dates:
1945-1948
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center