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Inventory of the Mickey Dorsey Papers, 1944-1946, 1999
Inventory of the Mickey Dorsey Papers, 1944-1946, 1999
Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | The collection consists of letters, photographs, negatives, and other papers of Mickey Dorsey, an American soldier with the 71st Infantry Division, who participated in the liberation of Gunskirchen Lager, a German concentration camp in Austria. Photographs and negatives taken by Joe Daurer, the photographer for Dorsey's unit, show victims and survivors in the camp. |
| Title: | Mickey Dorsey papers |
| Creator: | Dorsey, Mickey, 1925- |
| Date(s): | 1944-1946, 1999 |
| Extent: | 1.0 linear feet (8 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 1065-046 |
| Language of Material: | Materials in English |
Biographical Note
Mason "Mickey" Dorsey was born on July 22, 1925, in Chester, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University on scholarship until his sophomore year, when he left to join the U.S. Army. Dorsey started basic training in February 1944 at Camp Blanding, Florida, then received additional communications training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Dorsey's unit, the 71st Infantry Division, arrived in France in February 1945. The division fought in France, Germany, and Austria, and on May 4, participated in the liberation of Gunskirchen Lager, a German concentration camp near Lambach, Austria. Photographs and negatives taken by the unit's photographer, Joe Daurer, were given to Dorsey by Daurer's widow Rosemary after his death.
After the war, Dorsey resumed his studies in textile engineering at Clemson University. He worked for companies in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Hazlehurst, Georgia, then returned to Charlotte and started his own company, Lubromation, Inc.
Collection Overview
The collection consists of letters, photographs, negatives, and other papers of Mickey Dorsey, an American soldier with the 71st Infantry Division, who participated in the liberation of Gunskirchen Lager, a German concentration camp in Austria. Photographs and negatives taken by Joe Daurer, the photographer for Dorsey's unit, show victims and survivors in the camp.
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
- Dorsey, Mickey, 1925-
- Daurer, Joe, 1909-1998
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 71st
- Gunskirchen (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States--71st Division
Places
- Gunskirchen (Austria)
Types of Material
- Black-and-white negatives
- Black-and-white photographs
- CDs
- Digital images
- DVDs
- Letters (correspondence)
- Memoirs
- Photocopies
Related Resources
Related Material
Related materials in Special Collections include a 2006 oral history interview with Mickey Dorsey (Mss 1035-037).
Inventory
Scrapbook containing photographs of Gunskirchen concentration camp taken by Joe Daurer, the photographer in Dorsey's unit. Also contains a photocopy of Surviving the Holocaust, a memoir written by Judita Hruza, who was imprisoned in Gunskirchen.
Wartime negatives given to Dorsey by Rosemary Daurer, widow of Joe Daurer, the photographer for Dorsey's unit. Included are images of soldiers, civilians, street scenes, war damage, and Gunskirchen concentration camp.
Includes three additional war letters, an additional copy of Surviving the Holocaust, and 71st Division commemorative materials on CD. Also includes digital images on DVD.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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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], Mickey Dorsey papers, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were donated in 2007 by Mickey Dorsey.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, May 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.
