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thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wolf (far left), president of the [[Jewish Publication Society, presents a Family Bible to USNY Regent Roger Williams Straus Sr. (second from left) as TV actress Bess Myerson and JPS Executive Secretary Lesser Zussman look on {{circa}} 1957]] Edwin Wolf II (December 6, 1911 – February 20, 1991) was an American librarian and collector who was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
The commission took place from 1943 to 1946. The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. (second from left) as TV actress Bess Myerson and JPS Executive Secretary Lesser Zussman look on {{circa}} 1957]] Edwin Wolf II (December 6, 1911 – February 20, 1991) was an American librarian and collector who was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century. | |||
Some of them are portrayed and honored in the 2014 film The Monuments Men. The following documents are about Ritchie Boy Edwin Wolf II. He was being recommended to join the Second Roberts Commission. | |||
According to his Wikipedia page, he "was stationed in Europe where he participated in the recovery of ancient and rare books plundered and hidden by the Nazis." so I presume he was ultimately part of the commission. His Wikipedia page can be found at The second Roberts Commission, which was presidential-appointed is known after its chairman, then Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts. It was created to help the US Army protect works of cultural value in Allied-occupied areas of Europe. | |||
Its formal name was the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas. The commission also developed inventories of Nazi-appropriated property. Along with the US Military program known as Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA), the commission worked to rescue and preserve items of cultural significance. | |||
The group of approximately 400 service members and civilians worked with military forces to safeguard historic and cultural monuments from war damage, and as the conflict came to a close, to find and return works of art and other items of cultural importance that had been stolen by the Nazis or hidden for safekeeping. | |||
thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wolf (far left), president of the [[Jewish Publication Society, presents a Family Bible to USNY Regent Roger Williams Straus Sr. | |||
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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-22 (1 post) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Wolf_II Wikipedia] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monuments,_Fine_Arts,_and_Archives_program Wikipedia] | |||