Papers of Bern Brent, 1895-2005. 1895-2005.

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Papers of Bern Brent, 1895-2005. 1895-2005.

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Papers divided into two parts. 1. Papers of Brent's parents Helene & Otto Bernstein include: early family papers; poems by Otto; papers relating to childhood; imprisonment in Siberia and escape, World War I; Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, World War II. 2. Papers of Brent include: family correspondence 1920s-1960s (some in German), particularly during World War II when the family members were separated in Australia, UK, Germany and USA; papers re the voyage of the "Dunera", 1940; papers re Hay & Tatura Internment Camps, Australia, including poems, diary, sketches, correspondence, publications; teaching materials and research documenting the Direct Method of teaching English to migrants in Australia, and teaching methods in Europe and South-East Asia; publications by Brent including articles, book reviews and the book "My Berlin Suitcase - Memories of a Childhood."

1.13 m. (9 boxes) + 1 fol. item.

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Brent, Bern Gerald, 1922-

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Born Zagreb, 1922; returned to Berlin with parents, 1925; Goethe Gymnasium, 1933-1938; Berlin Quaker Youth Group, 1936-1938; England, December 1938; interned, June 1940; sent to Australia on the "Dunera", September 1940; interned Tatura Camps 2, 3 and 4 and released January 1942; Australian Army, April 1942-January 1946; BA (Melb); Instructor, Chief Instructor, District Supervisor, Shipboard Education Officer, Advisory Teacher (Geneva), 1949-1956; further professional training, University of Syd...

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Bernstein, Otto 1873-

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