German POW Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1080-SC
Scope and Content
Collection consists of two handwritten German POW letters written from Roswell, NM and Silver City, NM respectively.
Dates
- 1944-1945
Language of Materials
German
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Historical Information
The United States Army maintained two large German POW camps in New Mexico - in Roswell and in Lordsburg. The Roswell camp which was opened in November 1942, was a distribution camp for POW workers as far north as Santa Fe. The Roswell camp administered up to ca. 4500 German POWs.
Extent
1 Folder
- Title
- German POW Letters 1944-1945
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tomas Jaehn
- Date
- © 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu