Collection of Ruhleben British Civilian internment campdocuments, 1914 - 1919.

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Collection of Ruhleben British Civilian internment campdocuments, 1914 - 1919.

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Ruhleben Concentration Camp materialdonated by John Masterman. Material includes lecture notes he usedfor teaching, camp publications, a scrapbook, photographs andportrait sketch.

Approximately 1 linearfoot; 4 containers

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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SNAC Resource ID: 6385839

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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J. C. (John Cecil) Masterman

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January 12, 1891 Born, Kingston Hill, Surrey 1913 Travels to Germany for study Summer/Fall 1914 Student at Freiburg University November 6, 1914 Incarcerated in Ruhleben August 3,...

Ruhleben (Concentration camp)

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Ruhleben B.C.I. Camp was established after outbreak of WWI on site of racetrack outside Berlin and was in operation until Armistice Day. Largest number of civilians interned at its peak was 4,500. Included some French and Italians, no females. Internees established their own camp organization, mail service, sports clubs, cultural, educational programs, hygienic measures. Best study: Ruhleben: A Prison Camp Society, by Davidson Ketchum (1965). From the description of Records, 1914-193...

John Masterman

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Ruhleben British Civilian Internment Camp.

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Ruhleben Gefangenenlager.

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