Charles Guest Photographic Collection, 1930’s-1945 | Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog

Collection Overview

Title: Charles Guest Photographic Collection, 1930’s-1945

Extent: 1.0 MS boxes

Subjects: Buchenwald (Concentration camp)., Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)., Mühldorf (Concentration camp)., World War, 1939-1945

Languages: English, German

Abstract

A collection of World War II photographs, including scenes at Buchenwald the day after liberation, and other items compiled by Charles Guest, a Berea graduate and army chaplain during the war.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection is comprised of photographs, Nazi propaganda cards, German fairy tale cards (with art work), and a 1923 100,000 Reichsbanknote Bunderhaulend Mark.

Subject/Index Terms

Buchenwald (Concentration camp).
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
Mühldorf (Concentration camp).
World War, 1939-1945

Administrative Information

Repository: Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog

Access Restrictions: Please cite all references to this collection. Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Use Restrictions: There are no known restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations.

Preferred Citation: [Item/Folder/Box], Charles Guest Photograph Collection, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY.

Processing Information: The finding aid was created in April 2014 by Lori Myers-Steele, Project Archivist.

Other Note: Collection Number: BCA 0211 HC 36

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1: Charles Guest WWII Photograph Collection, c. 1930s-1945

Box 1

Folder 1: Buchenwald Photographs, 1945

Folder 2: Nazi Propaganda Cards, c. 1930's

Folder 3: Nazi Propaganda Cards, c. 1930's

Folder 4: Nazi Propaganda Cards (Adolph Hitler), c. 1930's

Folder 5: Nazi Propaganda Cards (Adolph Hitler), c. 1930's

Folder 6: Deutsche Märchen German Fairy Tale Cards, c. 1930's

Folder 7: Deutsche Märchen German Fairy Tale Cards, c. 1930's

Folder 8: Various Materials

Item 1: 100000 Reichsbanknote Bunderhaulend Mark, 1923
Item 2: Photograph: Mühldorf camp, liberation day
Item 3: Photograph: unidentified concentration camp, c.1945