Buchenwald Camp Song: Papers

This material is held atThe Wiener Holocaust Library

  • Reference
    • GB 1556 WL 1509
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1996
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English German
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file

Scope and Content

Correspondence, 1996, on The Buchenwald Poem , chiefly comprising numerous versions of the poem in English with covering letters and a letter from Gary Wollner (formerly Gerhardt Wollner), to whom the poem was dedicated, explaining how and why the poem was written.

Administrative / Biographical History

The papers in this collection pertain to a competition organised by W Marmorek to create the best English translation of a poem originally written in German concerning life in Buchenwald concentration camp.

Marmorek was originally asked to help out with the translation by a friend and former inmate of Buchenwald. He placed an advertisement in the AJR Newsletter offering a prize for the best translation.

Arrangement

Chronological

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Marmorek, W.

Other Finding Aids

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Conditions Governing Use

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Geographical Names