Horace J. Orr Mauthausen Concentration Camp collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a printed guide to the former concentration camp of Mauthausen; original photographs of the camp and prisoners taken by Orr; a letter from Orr to Raymond S. Buch, historian of the N. J. chapter of the 11th Armored Division Association; a memoir-essay by Orr and his family visiting the camp in 1965; and testimonies by Belgian doctor Dr. William ("Bill") Hoorick, prisoner Dr. jur. Ludwig Soswinski, and Camp Commander Franz Ziereis.
Dates
- Creation: 1945 - 1985
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
The Mauthausen concentration camp was located in Austria and is the location where roughly 200,000 people died from August 1938 to May 1945. Horace J. Orr, Jr., was Assistant Chaplain to the 11th Armored Division and was present at the liberation of the Mauthausen Concentration Camp on May 7, 1945.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 folder) : 34 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection appears to be documents and photographs by Horace Orr, and given to 11th Armored Division historian Raymond S. Buch. Upon MSU's acquisition, it was originally cataloged as Folio XX D805.A8 O7 1984.
Processing Information
Lydia Tang processed this collection in 2017.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Horace J. Orr Mauthausen Concentration Camp collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lydia Tang
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository