HOLLIS 12512521

John Masterman collection of Ruhleben British Civilian internment camp documents, 1914-1919

Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School
March 2010

© 2010 The President and Fellows of Harvard College

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University.
Location: Historical & Special Collections
Call No.: HOLLIS 12512521
Creator: J.C. (John Cecil) Masterman
Title: Collection of Ruhleben British Civilian internment camp documents, 1914 - 1919.
Quantity: Approximately 1 linear foot in 4 containers
Abstract: Ruhleben Concentration Camp material donated by John Masterman. Material includes lecture notes he used for teaching, camp publications, a scrapbook, photographs and portrait sketch.

Processing Information:

Processed by Ed Moloy in March 2010
Processing note:
The material found in this collection was originally part of the Ruhleben (Concentration Camp) Records, a collection consisting of two separate acquisitions. The first was a 1932 purchase from Maurice L. Ettinghausen in 1932. The second, in 1974, was in the form of a donation from John Masterman. The two collections were processed in 1988 as though they were a single collection. Though the material is similar for both acquisitions, each was created by a different individual, and they should have been treated as separate and unique collections. With this in mind a decision was made in 2010 to reprocess Ruhleben and create two collections: the Maurice L.Ettinghausen collection of Ruhleben civilian internment camp papers (HOLLIS 601715) and the John Masterman collection of Ruhleben civilian internment camp papers.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by John Masterman in March, 1974.

Access Restrictions:

Access to these papers is governed by the rules and regulations of the Harvard Law School Library. This collection is open to the public, but is housed off-site at Harvard Depository and requires 2 business-day advance notice for retrieval. Consult the Special Collections staff for further information.

Use Restrictions:

The Harvard Law School Library holds copyright on some, but not all, of the material in our collections. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be directed to the Special Collections staff. Researchers who obtain permission to publish from the Harvard Law School Library are also responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations who hold copyright.

Scope and Content

This collection represents material collected by John Masterman during his incarceration at the Ruhleben Gefangenenlager, a German civilian prisoner-of-war camp in operation during World War I. Material includes lecture notes for classes he taught at the camp, copies of camp publications, photographs, a portrait sketch of an internee .
The collection also includes a scrapbook of British newspaper clippings kept by his mother. The subject of the articles relate to British internees held during the war.

Alternative Form Available:

The John Masterman collection of Ruhleben British Civilian internment camp documents have been digitized. The manuscript materials may be viewed here. Photographs from folder 4-8 to 4-11 and mixed material may be found in Harvard's VIA database using the keyword, "Masterman."

Historical/Biographical Information

Chronology

Selected Search Terms

The following catalog entries represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
John Masterman
Ruhleben British Civilian Internment Camp.
Ruhleben Gefangenenlager.
Ruhleben (Concentration Camp)
World War, 1914-1918 - Prisoners and prisons, German.
Prisoner of war -- Germany

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