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Title: A. Verbouwe collection
Date (inclusive): 1914-1918
Collection Number: XX437
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
French
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box
(1.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The collection contains underground serial materials issued in German-occupied Belgium, summaries of World War I news, and
other printed matter.
source:
Verbouwe, A.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
[Identification of item], A. Verbouwe collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
In French, Flemish and German.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains underground serial materials issued in German occupied Belgium, summaries of World War I news, and
other printed matter. Although some serials were printed, many were mimeographed or written by hand. The editors' sources
of information were often concealed wireless receivers, items dropped from airplanes, and information smuggled across the
frontier. Publishers often gave the address, "Ghent under the open sky" to denote underground materials. Many of the papers
were intended to not only supply news to the inhabitants, but also to encourage resistance and harass the German occupiers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
Belgium -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918
Verbouwe, A.