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Inventory of the Will McMasters Papers, 1942-1945, 2007
Inventory of the Will McMasters Papers, 1942-1945, 2007
Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | The collection consists of photographs, booklets, and maps related to Will McMasters, a captain in the 56th Armored Engineers Battalion of the U.S. Army during World War II. Included are nine Holocaust atrocity photographs from Mauthausen concentration camp, in Austria. |
| Title: | Will McMasters papers |
| Creator: | McMasters, Will |
| Date(s): | 1942-1945, 2007 |
| Extent: | 0.1 linear feet (2 folders, 1 oversize folder) |
| 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 1065-036 |
| Language of Material: | Materials in English |
Biographical Note
Will McMasters was a captain in B Company, 56th Armored Engineers Battalion, 11th Armored Division, of the U.S. Army during World War II. McMasters was part of a group present on May 6, 1945, the day Mauthausen concentration camp was liberated.
Collection Overview
The collection consists of photographs, booklets, and maps related to Will McMasters, a captain in the 56th Armored Engineers Battalion of the U.S. Army during World War II. Photographs are of McMasters and fellow soldiers in the field during World War II, mostly working on pontoon bridge construction. Also included are nine Holocaust atrocity photographs from Mauthausen concentration camp, in Austria.
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
- McMasters, Will
- United States. Army
- United States. Army--Military construction operations
- Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
Places
- Mauthausen (Austria)
Types of Material
- Black-and-white photographs
- Booklets
- Maps
Inventory
Booklets include "The Armored Engineers in Combat," undated, and the April 2007 newsletter of the 11th Armored Division Association.
Two U.S. Army maps of the area around Mauthausen concentration camp with after action reports.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Will McMasters papers, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC, USA.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, February 2012.
Encoded by Rebecca McClure, April 2012.
Reviewed and uploaded by Martha McTear, May 2012.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
