Overview of the Hans Forchheimer papers

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Title: Hans Forchheimer papers
Date (inclusive): 1901-1919
Collection Number: 91068
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: German
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Letters, photographs, drawings, and woodcuts, relating to internment of German citizens in the United States during World War I, and to family affairs. Includes letters received from relatives in Germany, 1901-1905, and illustrations of internees and conditions in Fort Oglethorpe, 1918-1919.
Creator: Forchheimer, Hans
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1991.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Hans Forchheimer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

German resident of the United States; internee, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, during World War I.

Scope and Content of Collection

Letters, photographs, drawings, and woodcuts, relating to internment of German citizens in the United States during World War I, and to family affairs. Includes letters received from relatives in Germany, 1901-1905, and illustrations of internees and conditions in Fort Oglethorpe, 1918-1919.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
Drawing
Germans -- United States
Fort Oglethorpe (Ga.)

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