us-005578-irn90458-irn159419
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Colonel Julius Goldstein (1907-2001) was born in the United States to naturalized Jewish immigrants. He served with the 64th Fighter Wing in Italy, France, and Germany from 1942-1946 and visited Dachau two days after its liberation.
date: approximately 1942-1984
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had identifier: 2
has or had some members with language: fra
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 701
has or had subject: 177
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn159419
is or was included in: us-005578-irn90458
record resource extent: boxes 4
record resource structure: The Julius Goldstein papers are arranged as five series: I. Correspondence, 1944-1945, II. Personnel file, 1942-1945, III. Photographs, approximately 1942-1945, IV. Printed materials, 1944-1946, V. Scrapbook, approximately 1942-1984
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The Julius Goldstein papers consist of correspondence, personnel files, photographs, printed materials, and a scrapbook documenting Goldstein’s military service with the 64th Fighter Wing in Italy, France, and Germany during World War II and his visit to the Dachau concentration camp two days after the camp’s liberation. 64th Fighter Wing correspondence includes memoranda documenting missions, actions, and procedures of the 64th Fighter Wing. This series also includes four letters from Julius Goldstein to his wife dated May 1945 that describe his visit to the Dachau concentration camp two days following its liberation and his opinions on the complicity of German civilians in World War II and the Holocaust. Additional records documenting the 64th Fighter Wing can be found in the scrapbook. Julius Goldstein’s personnel file primarily consists of orders but also includes medical records, memoranda, reports, forms, and authorizations documenting Goldstein’s movements, accomplishments, promotions, awards, and commendations during World War II. Additional personnel records documenting Goldstein’s military career can be found in the scrapbook. Two loose photographic portraits depict Julius Goldstein during training and overseas. Many more photographs can be found in the scrapbook. Printed materials include reports, histories, brochures, and newspapers documenting Julius Goldstein, the 64th Fighter Wing, the war’s progress, the Holocaust, and Holocaust survivors. Additional printed materials can be found in the scrapbook. The scrapbook includes photographs, clippings, personnel records, currency and scrip, pins, patches, ribbons, awards, and commendations documenting Goldstein’s military training, arrival in Italy via North Africa, and wartime experiences in European cities including Foggia, Naples, St. Tropez, Dole, Dijon, Ludres, Sacy, Nancy, Paris, Kaiserslautern, Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg, Dachau, Augsburg, and Darmstadt. Photographs depict Goldstein, his wife …
title: Julius Goldstein papers