UUM_Ms0646.xml Inventory of the German prisoners of war at Fort Douglas collection German prisoners of war at Fort Douglas collection Finding aid created by Betsey Welland. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2014 (last modified: 2019)
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 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-23. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections German prisoners of war at Fort Douglas collection Cunningham, Raymond Kelly, 1953- MS 0646 0.25 linear feet 1 box 3 microfilm 3 microfilm reels undated This collection contains research materials, copied from original materials created in 1913-1941, focused on German prisoners of war held at Fort Douglas, Utah, during World War I used by Raymond K. Cunningham in the writing of his M.A. thesis. Includes reports of inspections and complaints filed with the Swiss and Swedish Legations as well as depositions regarding events at the camp. Also includes three reels of microfilmed federal records from the Department of State and the FBI on the subject of German prisoners of war. English German

This collection contains research materials, copied from original materials created in 1913-1941, focused on German prisoners of war held at Fort Douglas, Utah, during World War I used by Raymond K. Cunningham in the writing of his M.A. thesis. Includes reports of inspections and complaints filed with the Swiss and Swedish Legations as well as depositions regarding events at the camp. Also includes three reels of microfilmed federal records from the Department of State and the FBI on the subject of German prisoners of war. For further information, please review the publication entitled, Prisoners at Fort Douglas : War Prison Barracks Three and the alien enemies, 1917-1920.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Gift of Raymond K. Cunningham in 1980.

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 Fort Douglas (Utah) World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons, American--History--Sources Noncitizens--United States Military German Americans Reports Depositions Research materials 1 Records of the Department of State relating to World War I and its termination, 1914-29. Reel 353 1 Field reports, World War I, [1952?]. Reel 128 2 Fort Douglas prisoner muster rolls; Nachrichtenblatt; Dept. of Justice repatriation files, 1919 3