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Inventory of the Robert Turner Holocaust Atrocity Photographs, 1945
Inventory of the Robert Turner Holocaust Atrocity Photographs, 1945
Descriptive Summary
| 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. |
| Title: | Robert Turner Holocaust atrocity photographs |
| Creator: | Turner, Robert |
| Date(s): | 1945 |
| Extent: | 0.1 linear feet (2 folders) |
| Repository: | Jewish Heritage Collection, Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Phone: (843) 953-8016 Fax: (843) 953-6319 URL: http://archives.library.cofc.edu |
| Call Number: | Mss 1065-023 |
| Language of Material: | Materials in English |
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.
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.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person, family, or organization, by topical subject, by place, and by types of material.Names
- Turner, Robert
- United States. Army
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States
Places
- Bavaria (Germany)
Types of Material
- Black-and-white negatives
- Black-and-white slides
- Booklets
- Digital images
- DVDs
Inventory
Negatives and slides of atrocity photographs from an unidentified concentration camp located in Bavaria near the German-Austrian border. Includes brief field notes with descriptions of the photographs. Also includes digital images on DVD.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert Turner Holocaust atrocity photographs, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were donated in 2003 by Robert Turner.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, October 2011.
Encoded by Rebecca McClure, March 2012.
Reviewed and uploaded by Martha McTear, March 2012.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
