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Inventory of the Zig Boroughs Papers, 1984-2008
Inventory of the Zig Boroughs Papers, 1984-2008
Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | The collection consists of correspondence, memoirs, and other papers of Zig Boroughs, an American soldier who served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II. Two memoirs are included: one written by Edith Jakobs, a Jewish native of Germany who was liberated by members of Boroughs's unit while in hiding in the Netherlands; the other by Werner "Tom" Angress, also a Jewish native of Germany, who enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as an interrogator with Boroughs's unit. |
| Title: | Zig Boroughs papers |
| Creator: | Boroughs, Zig |
| Date(s): | 1984-2008 |
| Extent: | 0.25 linear feet (5 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 1065-040 |
| Language of Material: | Materials in English and Dutch |
Biographical Note
Ralph "Zig" Boroughs was inducted into the U.S. Army during World War II along with his entire class at The Citadel. He volunteered for the paratroopers and served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. After Boroughs completed parachute and demolition training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he arrived in England on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He participated in Operation Market Garden, an Allied military operation in the Netherlands and Germany. He also fought in the Battle of the Bulge and in the Ruhr Valley of Germany.
Boroughs was discharged in November 1945. After returning home, he earned master and doctorate degrees in science education and taught math and science at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Collection Overview
The collection consists of correspondence, memoirs, and other papers of Zig Boroughs, an American soldier who served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II. Two memoirs are included: one written by Edith Jakobs, a Jewish native of Germany who was liberated by members of Boroughs's unit while in hiding in the Netherlands; the other by Werner "Tom" Angress, also a Jewish native of Germany, who enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as an interrogator with Boroughs's unit.
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
- Boroughs, Zig
- Jakobs, Edith
- Angress, Werner T.
- United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 508th
Subjects
- Hidden children (Holocaust)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Holocaust survivors--Germany
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives
Places
- Netherlands
Types of Material
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Excerpts
- Memoirs
- Newspapers
- Poetry
Inventory
English translation of diary created by Irene Selent of Greenville, South Carolina.
Consists mostly of greeting cards and letters to Boroughs from the Jakobs family.
Werner "Tom" Angress, a Jewish native of Germany, immigrated to the U.S. as part of an agricultural initiative in Virginia. After the farm on which he worked was sold in 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as an interrogator with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Includes excerpts from The 508th Connection and other writings by Boroughs, as well as newspaper clippings of interviews with Bert Jakobs. Also includes a DVD containing selected images from Edith Jakobs's diary.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
The nature of the College of Charleston's archival holdings means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. Special Collections claims only physical ownership of most archival materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Zig Boroughs papers, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were donated in 2005 by Ralph Boroughs.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, March 2012.
Encoded by Rebecca McClure, July 2012.
Reviewed and uploaded by Martha McTear, July 2012.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
