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 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains correspondence, camp lists, reports, and photographs from WWI. It also contains paperwork used for filing reports on prisoner-of-war camps during the war. Correspondence are primarily from the war period. Lists and reports document statistics and information on British prisoners held in German camps, including locations of camps. Also included in this collection are photographs depicting German soldiers and weaponry, and Red Cross activities, including medical assistance, prosthetics, occupational and physical therapy for wounded soldiers. The bulk of the photographic material is annotated in German.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914 - 1919

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet : 1 records storage carton

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: German

Repository Details

Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository

Contact:
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106