Overview of the Robert Schwarz correspondence

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Robert Schwarz correspondence

Date (inclusive): 1941-1946

Collection Number: 2010C54

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: German

Physical Description: 10 manuscript boxes (4.0 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence with wife, family, and friends, relating to German military activities in occupied France during World War II and to conditions in American prisoner of war camps.

Creator: Schwarz, Robert

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 2010.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert Schwarz correspondence, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Corporal, German army; subsequently American prisoner of war.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence with wife, family, and friends, relating to German military activities in occupied France during World War II and to conditions in American prisoner of war camps.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons

Prisoners of war

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front

Germany. Heer