Robert Turner Holocaust atrocity photographs
Collection Overview
The collection consists of twenty-six Holocaust atrocity photographs taken by Robert Turner, a U.S. soldier from the 65th Infantry Division who photographed victims in a Bavarian concentration camp after it was liberated. Included is a photocopy of the 1945 booklet Right to Be Proud: History of the 65th Infantry Division's March Across Germany.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- Turner, Robert (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Robert Turner served in the 65th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during World War II. Turner used cameras retrieved from dead soldiers in the field to take photographs of atrocities in a Bavarian concentration camp on the German-Austrian border after it was liberated.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (2 folders)
Abstract
The collection consists of twenty-six Holocaust atrocity photographs taken by Robert Turner, a U.S. soldier who photographed victims in a Bavarian concentration camp after it was liberated.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2003 by Robert Turner.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, October 2011.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Robert Turner Holocaust Atrocity Photographs, 1945
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Rebecca McClure; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rebecca McClure
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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