Processed in February of 2006.
The material in this collection was donated to USU Special Collection & Archives by Doug Alder (one of Busco's thesis advisers) in 1987.
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Ralph A. Busco's research on German and Italian POWs in Utah and Idaho must be obtained from the
Between 1965 and 1967, Ralph Busco conducted research for an MA thesis in history at Utah State University on the topic of World War II German and Italian prisoners of war (POWs) who were detained at POW camps set up in Utah and Idaho during and after the war. Part of Busco's thesis research led him to write letters and send questionnaires to many of the former German and Italian prisoners of the Utah and Idaho camps. From the returned written responses and survey results, Busco formed a thesis entitled, "A History of the German and Italian Prisoner of War Camps in Utah and Idaho during World War II." Busco's thesis was completed in 1967 (available at USU Special Collections & Archives) and a condensed version of his research was later published in the
This collection contains the research papers that Ralph Busco used to formulate his 1967 thesis. The material in this collection consists of a list of POWs names and addresses, Busco's questionnaires, returned questionnaires, correspondence, and drafts of his writings about these POWs. Some of the questionnaires were returned with photographs and detailed letters describing life in the camps. Researchers should be aware that some of the material in this collection is written in German.
Arranged in no discernible order.
Busco, Ralph A. "A history of the Italian and German prisoner of war camps in Utah and Idaho during World War II" USU Master's Thesis Special Collections & Archives BOOK COLL 58 NO. 80
The photographs originally contained in this collection have been removed and transferred to USU Special Collection & Archives' Photograph Division. Those interested in viewing the photographs should inquire with the USU Special Collection & Archives photograph curator.