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Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Fri, 06/23/2023 - 12:03pm
Today, we are taking a look at one of our collections, collection 151, the German Prisoners of War Collection. Dr. Matt Schott donated the bulk of this collection to UL Lafayette Special Collections.
Dr. Matt Schott collected material pertaining to German Prisoners of War Camps in Louisiana. These camps include Camp Polk, Camp Livingston, Camp Plauche, Camp Ruston and Camp Claiborne.
This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, reports, publicity including news clippings, and articles. It also contains VHS of a reunion held in May 1984 and video was taken by NBC News.
More information on German Prisoners of war can be found in Collection 151A, the Rosalind Foley Papers, Collection 151B, The Matthew Schott Research Papers, and Manuscript 189, the Jerome Neyrey Document.
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