Scope and Contents
The papers consist of photocopies of a scrapbook and other materials which relate to Oscar Roth's military service during World War II. The scrapbook contains photographs taken by Roth after the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Selected photoprints of them are included in the papers as is a copy of Roth's translation into English of the confession given by the camp's commandant Franz Ziereis. Oscar Roth was educated at the University of Vienna and was a United States Army medical officer during World War II. He was in an advance party which entered the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria soon after the camp was liberated. After leaving the army Roth returned to New Haven, Connecticut, where he practiced medicine.
Dates
- 1945
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stefanie Roth, 1995.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original materials were retained by the donor.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers consist of photocopies of a scrapbook and other materials which relate to Oscar Roth's military service during World War II. The scrapbook contains photographs taken after the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Selected photoprints of them are included in the papers as is a copy of Roth's translation into English of the confession given by the camp's commandant Franz Ziereis. Oscar Roth was educated at the University of Vienna and was a United States Army medical officer during World War II. He was in an advance party which entered the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria soon after the camp was liberated. After leaving the army Roth returned to New Haven, Connecticut, where he practiced medicine.
- Title
- Guide to the Oscar Roth Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Diane E. Kaplan
- Date
- December 1995
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511