Frank James Kunc photographs of the Dachau concentration camp
Scope and Contents
54 photographs taken by Frank James Kunc (1923-1986) showing the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in 1945. The photographs show the human remains of deceased camp prisoners, trains and other vehicles around the camp, views of the countryside surrounding Dachau, American military forces, survivors of the camp, and the furnaces used to cremate the bodies of the dead. The collection also includes a newspaper clipping from an unknown publication and creation date with an article titled "Yanks Seize Dachau Camp, Most Notorious in Germany." Lastly, the collection holds a Nazi Iron Cross medal housed in its original case. Frank James Kunc served in the 4th Infantry of the United States Army during World War II. Kunc was a medic and was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. Kunc landed in Normandy on D-Day in 1944 and participated in the liberation of Dachau in 1945.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- Kunc, Frank James (1923-1986) (Photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Extent
0.6 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kathi Lindsay, May 9, 2023.
Subject
- Dachau (Concentration camp) -- Photographs (Organization)
- Kunc, Frank James (1923-1986) -- Photographs (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Frank James Kunc photographs of the Dachau concentration camp
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2023 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu