SMS Schleswig-Holstein, South America, Europe and the West Indies photograph album, 1938-1939
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Renner, O.
- Abstract:
- Album of photographs from the pre-war voyage of German battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein to the West Indies and South America before returning to Germany and firing the first shots of the Second World War.
- Extent:
- 0.92 linear feet (1 oversize box)
- Language:
- German
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], SMS Schleswig-Holstein, South America, Europe and the West Indies photograph album, Wyles Mss 197. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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South America, West Indies, 1938-39. Album of photographs from the pre-war voyage of German battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein to the West Indies and South America before returning to Germany and firing the first shots of the Second World War. Inscribed by photographer and compiler, young German sea cadet O. Renner. Contains 390 black- and-white-photographs, some captioned in manuscript. Also with two maps of the voyage, one showing the entire tract, one highlighting the Caribbean route, and a photograph of the official travel orders. There is also a snapshot of Adolf Hitler and Hungarian Admiral and Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya. Additional photos appear to be of Spain and Portugal.
- Acquisition information:
- Library purchase, 2014.
- Physical location:
- Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], SMS Schleswig-Holstein, South America, Europe and the West Indies photograph album, Wyles Mss 197. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062