Carl Gärtig collection

The Carl Gärtig papers consists of color photocopies of photographs, letters, and documents relating Carl Gärtig and his family while he was imprisoned in Kassel, Germany and Buchenwald concentration camp; post-war letters written to Gärtig from fellow survivors; pre-war, wartime, and post-war photographs; a brief biography of Carl Gärtig; and Carl Gärtig's memories of the death of Reverend Paul Schneider (1897-1939) in Buchenwald concentration camp. Carl Gärting, who was not Jewish, was arrested in 1935 for treasonous activities including publishing and distributing anti-Nazi material. He was imprisoned at Kassel, Germany from 1935-1938, and in Buchenwald concentration camp from 1938 until its liberation in April 1945. While in Buchenwald, Gärting worked as a baker in the camp and supported other prisoners by sneaking food and other items to them.