Benjamin H. Charles Photographs and Drawings

Hand drawn portrait sketch of Benjamin H. Charles. Grand Hotel, Bou Hanifia, Algeria. Fata Morgana. Mess line, German POW camp. Benjamin H. Charles examining patients. Fleet at anchor, Bay of Naples, Italy or Algeria, North Africa. Chateau Charles near Strasbourg, France. Administration Building, 21st General Hospital, Ravenel Hospital complex, Mirecourt, France, 1945. View of the countryside near Ravenel Hospital, Mirecourt, France. Canal view, Metz or Nancy, France. German POWs restoring Strasbourg Cathedral. View of Freiburg, Germany from a hillside. Street view, Strasbourg, France. Cathedral Square, Freiburg, Germany. Cathedral Square, Freiburg, Germany. Canal view, Strasbourg, France. Street view, Strasbourg, France. Benjamin H. Charles and Lester H. Jasper standing in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. View of Notre Dame Cathedral and the Seine River, Paris, France. Exterior view of the Chateau Chaumont-sur-Loire.
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Description

Reference code

VC003

Level of description

Collection

Title

Benjamin H. Charles Photographs and Drawings

Date(s)

  • 1943-1945 (Creation)

Extent

0.45 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Name of creator

(1908-1994)

Biographical history

Benjamin H. Charles, M.D., was a Washington University School of Medicine alumnus who served as a major for the 21st General Hospital during World War II. Charles was the chief officer of the POW section of the 21st General Hospital.

Scope and content

This collection consists of 137 photographs and drawings documenting the years Benjamin H. Charles spent serving as a major for the 21st General Hospital during World War II. The collection includes photographs of Charles, fellow hospital staff and other military personnel, and German prisoners of war (POWs) at various locations in France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, and Algeria. The collection also includes watercolors depicting Charles and various scenes from Bou Hanifia, Algeria by German POW Walter Köhnlein, as well as several promissory notes and a Taittinger champagne label.

System of arrangement

Conditions governing access

The collection is open and accessible for research.

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Users of the collection should read and abide by the Rights and Permissions guidelines at the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives.

Users of the collection who wish to cite items from this collection, in whole or in part, in any form of publication must request, sign, and return a Statement of Use form to the Archives.

For detailed information regarding use of this collection, contact the Archives and Rare Book Department of the Becker Library (arb@wusm.wustl.edu).

Preferred Citation:

Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Finding aids

Custodial history

Immediate source of acquisition

Gift, Benjamin H. Charles, MD, 1981, (1981-055).

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Rules or conventions

"Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS), 2013."

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