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Add MS 89025
- Record Id:
- 032-002409140
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002409140
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000004686.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89025
- Title:
- Letter diary of Konrad Eisig's voyage on HMT Dunera and his internment in Australia
- Scope & Content:
-
1.) Typed introduction to Konrad Eisig's letter diary by Claudia Cotton, the niece of Konrad Eisig for her daughter Rebecca and her grandchildren.
2.) Letter diary written to Jeanie of the experiences of Konrad Eisig, a Christian ethnically Jewish German refugee after being arrested and interned by the British government following the evacuation at Dunkirk during the Second World War.
The diary includes accounts of his arrest, his stay at Onchan internment camp on the Isle of Man, his voyage on the HMT Dunera and his experiences in the Australian camps at Hay, Orange and Tatura II. The diary ends with his arrival in Tatura and does not include information on when he was released or how he travelled back to Britain.
3.) Typed transcription of the entire diary by Claudia Cotton with her comments.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002409140
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002409140
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1940
- End Date:
- 1941
- Date Range:
- 1940-1941
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- The diary was previously owned by Sheila Elsdon, wife of Konrad Eisig (later Elsdon).
- Former Internal References:
- Dep. 10653
- Source of Acquisition:
- The diary was presented to the British Library by Claudia Cotton in 2010.
- Accruals:
- No further accruals expected.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Eisig, Konrad, German Jewish refugee, 1922-2004
- Subjects:
- Internment
Second World War (1939-1945) - Places:
- Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Onchan Internment Camp, Onchan, Isle of Man
Tatura, Victoria, Australia