John Maitland Collection | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Collection Overview

Title: John Maitland Collection

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Arrangement: The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by creator/subject, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Date Acquired: 07/18/2019

Subjects: Allied discovery of Nazi war crimes, Allied soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents, Ebensee Concentration Camp, Holocaust, Jewish (1939 -- 1945), commemoration, John Maitland, Liberation of concentration camps, Recognition by the Holocaust Remembrance Institutions, US Army, US soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group is comprised of artifacts belonging to John A. Maitland who was an American liberator at Ebensee concentration camp in Austria.

Collection Historical Note

John A. Maitland was a liberator of Ebensee concentration camp as a Private First Class (PFC) soldier in US 3rd Army, XX Corps, 3rd cavalry reconnaissance squadron.

Subject/Index Terms

Allied discovery of Nazi war crimes
Allied soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents
Ebensee Concentration Camp
Holocaust, Jewish (1939 -- 1945), commemoration
John Maitland
Liberation of concentration camps
Recognition by the Holocaust Remembrance Institutions
US Army
US soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this collection.

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Collection of Folder-Level 1: RG-121, John Maitland Collection

John A. Maitland was a liberator of Ebensee concentration camp as a Private First Class (PFC) soldier in US 3rd Army, XX Corps, 3rd cavalry reconnaissance squadron. In this collection are a Rolleicord camera used to document the liberation of Ebensee, copies of the photographs taken, Maitland’s dog tag, and documents which record Maitland’s involved participation in Holocaust commemoration as a liberator.

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; Allied discovery of Nazi war crimes; Allied soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents; Ebensee Concentration Camp; Holocaust, Jewish (1939 -- 1945), commemoration; Liberation of concentration camps; Post-Holocaust Commemoration; Recognition by the Holocaust Remembrance Institutions; US Army; US soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-121.01, Rolleicord Ia Model 3 camera, 1945

This camera is a Rolleicord Ia version 3 made by German camera manufacturer Franke & Heidecke, produced from 1937 until 1947. It was used to document the liberation of Ebensee concentration camp in May 1945.

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; Allied discovery of Nazi war crimes; Liberation of concentration camps

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-121.02, Liberation photographs, Ebensee, Austria, May 1945, May 4-6, 1945

The photographs were taken by John Maitland, 3d Army, XX Corps, 3rd Cavalry reconnaissance squadron during the liberation of Ebensee concentration camp May 4-6, 1945.

Subject/Index Terms:: Allied discovery of Nazi war crimes; US soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents; Ebensee Concentration Camp; John Maitland

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-121.03, John Maitland US Army dog tag

The identification tag worn by military personnel John Maitland of the US 3rd Army, XX Corps, 3rd cavalry.

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; Allied forces, American

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-121.04, Announcement of US Holocaust Memorial Council International Liberator's Conference, 1981, 1981

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; Holocaust Memorialization; Liberation of concentration camps; Postliberation commemoration of the Holocaust; United States (US) Holocaust Memorial Council; Allied forces, American

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-121.05, Correspondence from US Holocaust Memorial Council, 1981, 1981

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; United States (US) Holocaust Memorial Council; Allied forces, American; Postliberation commemoration of the Holocaust; Post-Holocaust Commemoration

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-121.06, Correspondence from Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith, 1982, 1982

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; Allied force, Jewish; Anti-Defamation League; Bnai Brith (B'nai B'rith) documents, postwar; Post-Holocaust Commemoration; Postliberation commemoration of the Holocaust

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-121.07, Program from Yom Hashoah at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, 1982, 1982

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; Recognition by the Holocaust Remembrance Institutions; Contemporary commemoration of the Holocaust; Los Angeles (California, United States)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-121.08, Correspondence from Yad Vashem, Oct. 1983, 1983

Subject/Index Terms:: Yad Vashem, Israeli Holocaust remembrance authority, museum and archive; Post-Holocaust Commemoration; John Maitland; Allied soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-121.09, Invitation from Israeli Embassy to World Assembly to Commemorate Jewish Resistance and Combat During WWII, 1983, 1983

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; Post-Holocaust Commemoration; Israel; Recognition by the Holocaust Remembrance Institutions; World Assembly to Commemorate Jewish Resistance and Combat during World War 2

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-121.10, Medallion from World Assembly to Commemorate Jewish Resistance and Combat, 1983, 1983

Subject/Index Terms:: John Maitland; Israel; Post-Holocaust Commemoration; Recognition by the Holocaust Remembrance Institutions; Allied forces, American; World Assembly to Commemorate Jewish Resistance and Combat during World War 2