Lawrence Layden scrapbook
Collection Overview
The collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Lawrence "Ed" Layden, an officer with the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. The scrapbook contains photographs of Layden at various bases during the war, reconnaissance photographs, and photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp, which Layden visited on April 17, 1945, six days after it was liberated. Other materials in the scrapbook include military orders and patches, identification cards, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1945
Creator
- Layden, Lawrence, 1916-2011 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Lawrence "Ed" Layden (1916-2011) served with the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group of the Army Air Corps during World War II. Layden created a scrapbook detailing his service in World War II from his induction in June 1941 until his formal discharge in December 1945. Layden's squadron provided aerial reconnaissance for Operation Overlord and the assault on Nazi Germany. Materials in the scrapbook include photographs, maps, correspondence, and newspaper clippings from Layden's initial assignments in the United States to bases in England and continental Europe.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 oversize box)
Abstract
The collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Lawrence "Ed" Layden, an officer with the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. The scrapbook contains photographs of Layden at various bases during the war, reconnaissance photographs, and photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp, which Layden visited on April 17, 1945, six days after it was liberated.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2006 by Lawrence "Ed" Layden.
Alternate Form of Materials
Digital reproductions available online in the Lowcountry Digital Library.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, April 2012.
Subject
- Layden, Lawrence, 1916-2011 (Person)
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp) (Organization)
- United States. Army. Air Corps. Air Force, 9th (Organization)
Source
- Layden, Lawrence, 1916-2011 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Lawrence Layden Scrapbook, 1941-1945
- 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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