Albert J. Martin collection of World War II photographs
Collection Overview
The collection consists of approximately 160 photographs and negatives collected by U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Albert J. Martin during World War II. Photographs show Nazi parades, American troops and materiel, and German landscapes, buildings, and civilians. Also includes nine Holocaust atrocity photographs taken in a concentration camp near Erfurt, Germany.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1942-1945
Creator
- Martin, Albert J., 1913-1997 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Albert J. Martin served as a staff sergeant with the U.S. Army during World War II.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 photograph album, 1 folder)
Abstract
The collection consists of approximately 160 photographs and negatives collected by U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Albert J. Martin during World War II. Photographs show Nazi parades, American troops and materiel, and German landscapes, buildings, and civilians. Also includes nine Holocaust atrocity photographs taken in a concentration camp near Erfurt, Germany.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2004 by Liz Newcombe.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, October 2012.
Subject
- Martin, Albert J., 1913-1997 (Person)
- United States. Army (Organization)
Source
- Newcombe, Liz (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Albert J. Martin Collection of World War II Photographs, circa 1942-1945
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Rebecca McClure; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rebecca McClure
- Date
- 2013
- 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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