Internment scrapbook : material produced for events at Knockaloe (1914-17) and articles on Internment during World War Two. 1914-1917 & 1940-1941.

Details of contents:

- Ticket from internment camp. With name of Assistant Commandant R G Taylor

- Ticket for Herrn Pollak. Text in German on front and back.

- Printed label. Text in German.

- Hand written label. Text in German reads 'Erhalten von Sudstern; Betrag von; Datum'.

- Prisoners of War writing paper with note in pencil on front which reads 'Specially treated paper to avoid invisible writing'.

- 3 blank 'feldpostarte'. Printed text in German.

- Blank 'feldpostarte'. Printed text in German.

- Newspaper cutting of article in German refering to internment. Dated 11 April.

- Printed ticket with Douglas stamp. Details complete with name of L Pollak.

- Handwritten invoice sheet. With text at top 'Sudstern; Invoice'. Sheet has not been filled out.

- 3 handwritten notes in pink ink with figures.

- Handwritten note with dialogue in German between mother and child referring to Daddy.

- Black and white print from Newspaper of Knockaloe Camp. Printed in German newspaper.

- Postcard with print of Knockaloe Camp.

- Handwritten address on white paper to Albert Joseph Klinkenberg, no 10584, Camp 2, Compound 5, hut 4B, Knockaloe. Has 2 stamps, one which reads 'JB Neuerbourg & Co COLN' and the other with the date 4.11.15.

- Handwritten envelope addressed to Mr John Hartl 15952, Camp 3, Compound5, Hut 6A, Aliens Camp, in Knockaloe, Peel, Isle of Man.

- Douglas Camp voucher, for the value of 2/6.

- Typed announcement in German for Douglas camp.

- Printed song in German for a camp review. Song titled 'Zensor - Couplet' and is by g. Prenzlow-Flesch

- Printed song called 'Don't Miss Your Chance'. In English and refers directly to Knockaloe in the last verse.

- Copy of handwritten document in German titled 'Anunsern Dichter - Fursten'.

- Typed document from The Military Adjutant, Camp No. 2. Reads 'Sir, Head Quarter Civilian Staff will be pleased to be favoured with your company and that of all Officers under your command at a Concert given by them in the Troops recreation Hall on Thursday August 5th at 7.30.P.M.' Signed by the Secretary.

- Fabric package label addressed to Paul Siebert 8684, Compound 3, Hut 5B, Section 2, Table 2.

- Copy of a handwritten and drawn plan for the design of a boat(?). Knockaloe printed in top right corner and date of 27 September 1917. On the back of the sheet are some handwritten notes in pencil.

- Black nad white print of a man in bed in hut dreaming of a woman sat by a water trough. In top right of print is a poem in German titled 'Heimweh' by Georg Wolfsteiner. In bottom right corner is name 'W. M. Hentschel POW 10897, Knocklaoe IOM Oct 1915.

- Certificate d'Origine. Letter in French regarding two packets for J W Skelhorn, London. Letter sent from Rotterdam on 2 November 1915.

- 3 camp passes completed in pencil with POW number and compound and location allowed to pass too. Pass 1 POW 81, Comp 4 to Parcel hut'; Pass 2 'POW 73, Comp 3 to Parcel hut'; Pass 3 'POW 86, Comp 5 to Parcel hut'. Camp unknown.

- Knockaloe Camp Pass. Completed in ink. Censor J C Quine has permission to be absent from his quarters from 6pm to 12pm fro the purpose of proceeding to Douglas. Dated December 13th 1915. Printed details given on the back of the sheet.

- Envelope addressed to Hrr L Wiagge NO 14138, Camp 3, Comp 4, Knockaloe. Rotterdam ink stamp 1915.

- Handwritten note regarding censor J T Quine. Signed by the Camp Quatermaster.

- 2 passes allowing Censor J C Quine to leave Knockaloe to travel to Douglas on 8 January and 22 August 1916.

- Photocopy of Knockaloe Aliens' Camp Canteen Prices.

- Newspaper article about the International Geneva Association members interned at Knockaloe.

- 2 Knockaloe Camp Passes. Completed in ink. Censor J J Kneen has permission to travel to Douglas 21 October 1916 and 2 March 1916. Both passes have printed details on the back.

- Part of page 23 of a printed report (Reports of visits of inspections made by officials of the United States Embassy to various internment camps in the United Kingdom. Dated September 1916.) relating to conditions at a camp. Refers to paths, recreation and states that the huts built for dining halls have been kept as recreation spaces at the request of the men. Also mentions two men held in cells for minor offences.

- Reports of visits of inspections made by officials of the United States Embassy to various internment camps in the United Kingdom. Dated September 1916. Title page and contents and then pages 17-22 of the report which refers to Douglas and Knockaloe camps.

- Printed Christmas Carol book in German. Produced by the YMCA.

- Ticket printed on pink card for 2nd Annual Dinner at Knockaloe on 14 November 1916. Ticket price 3/6.

- Menu card for Second Anniversary Dinner at Knockaloe on 14 November 1916.

- Printed note in German.

- Amberster Spatz camp magazine. R. Schonke POW no 25775 Camp 4, Comp 2, hut 6a written at top of front page. In German. Contains news and details of upcoming performances.

- Speisen Karte. Hand written in German with prices.

- Speisen Karte. Hand written in German with prices.

- Speisen Karte. Hand written in German with prices. With handwritten notes on the back.

- Speisen Karte. Hand written in German with prices.

- Speisen Karte. Hand written in German with prices.

- Shake the bottle. Label for medicine. 'One tablespoonful to be taken three times a day. Knockaloe Camp 2. Compound and date written in pencil and unclear. The rest is printed.

- Newspaper cutting of picture and caption of Knockaloe. From New York World Pictures 25 February 1917.

- Studentplan for Knocklaoe Camp 3. In German. Gives details of lessons held on what day.

- Camp Literatur July 1917. Camp 1 Comp 4 Knockaloe. Contains poetry and prose written by internees.

- Chemise Reinigung. Certificate/notice relating to H O Weiss 9640 Camp 2 Comp 4 Hut 6a. Kncokaloe stamp dated 23 August 1917.

- Chemise Reinigung. Certificate/notice relating to H O Weiss 9640 Camp 2 Comp 4 Hut 6a. Kncokaloe stamp dated 23 August 1917.

- Letter from J C Quine to Mr Frowde referring to a boat he had given him. Also refers to air raids and a journey home and Quine says that he has obtained copy number 6 of the Echo along with additional numbers published since and also has issues of the 'Times' which he will keep for Frowde's next visit. Addressed from Knockaloe.

- Letter from J C Quine to Mr Frowde referring to a boat he gave to him. Quine says that the man who built the camp was Rudolf Krause, Camp 2, Comp 5 and the ships name is 'Fritz' Hamburg. Krause has now been moved to another camp. Letter also refers to air raids and to Frowde living in London with his wife. Both Quine and Frowde appear to have sons away fighting.

- Typed document on blue paper in German. Titled 'Festrede von F. Weinneb of Douglas camp.

- Letter to German paper in German from W Floerke 25596, Hut 2, Camp 4, Comp 3, Knockaloe.

- Religious motto dated 1918. In German. The name at the bottom is Pastor A. Scholten 22 Compton Road, Canonbury, London, N1.

- Bericht uber die Evangelische Kirchengerreinde deo Kriegsgefangenen Lagers Knockaloe IOM. Religious Pamphlet. Litho-Presse Camp 1 written on back. Stamped Knockaloe.

- Printed calendar for 1918 from Knockaloe.

- Schueler-Karte from Douglas Camp for L Pollak 4106 Camp 2.

- Knockaloe pass. Very faded and unreadable on front on reverse reads J J Kneen Clerical and Caff.

- Knocklaoe pass. The name Oates is in the top right corner and the stamp is dated 21 June 1917.

- Knockaloe calendar for 1919. Deutsch-turkischer Sprachzirkel Orient. Text in German and Arabic.

- Aliens Restriction Order 1914. Form to be completed by women applicants for a permit to leave the UK.

- Knockaloe boxing club poster from Camp 1, Comp 2 for matches to be held on the 13 March 1916.

- Programme for boxing matches to be held on 14 December. Camp not given.

- Programme for Knockaloe Camp 2 boxing matches to be held on 10 May 1916.

- Programme for Knockaloe boxing matches to be held in Theatre Camp 1 Comp 2 on 5 August 1916.

- Programme for Knockaloe boxing matches to be held in Theatre Camp 1 Comp 3 on 27 May 1916. On back of sheet it says that the bearer can pass to Comp 3 on 27 May from 7.15 to 9.45. Knocklaoe stamp dated 23 May 1916.

- Sports programme for Camp theatre in Comp 2.

- Programme for Sports-Fest in Camp 2 Comp 4. August 1915.

- Programme for Military Concert and Boxing and Wrestling tournament on Monday 28 June 1915 at 7.30pm.

- Programme for Knockaloe Camp 3 Sports Easter Monday, April 24 1916. Includes Sergants and Officers races as well as potato race and tilting the bucket.

- Knockaloe Camp Theatre. Boxing match programme. 6 June 1915.

- The Puzzles of Knockaloe. Poem by Pte. J. O'Brien 3/8 Manchester Regt. Knockaloe Camp.

- Programm Sport Club Robur Compound 4 Camp 2. With drawing of 2 men wrestling. 2 copies.

- Sport Club Comp 1 18 February 1917 Programme. In bottom left corner it reads 'Druck: P Liuders. Comp 2 Hut 42(?)

- Bericht des Kranken & Beerdigungs Ausschusses. Knocklaoe document in German. Includes statistics.

- Document in German printed on blue paper.

- Advert for Fussball Weitspiel.

- Sedan Sportsfest. Programme from Douglas camp.

- Typed document in German for sports event? Completed in pencil with results(?). Camp and year unknown.

- Programme for boxing/wrestling match on the 24 September. Camp and year unknown.

- Programme for sporting event with spaces to add in results partly completed. Dated 12 August 1918. Camp unkown.

- Programme for boxing match at Douglas Camp. 11 March 1917.

- Programme for boxing match at Douglas Camp. 13 February 1917.

- Extra-Ausgace 'Lager-Laterue' paper from Douglas Camp dated 15 January 1917.

- Sport-Woche 24-31 July 1916 Camp 3. Camp unknown.

- Billard-Wettspiel mit Vorgabe at Douglas Camp.

- Billard-Wettspiel mit Vorgabe at Douglas Camp, January 1917.

- Billard-Wettspiel mit Vorgabe at Douglas Camp, September 1918.

- Sports club. Hand written programme for Camp 2 Comp 1 from 3 January 1916. No camp name.

- Poster for skittles(?). Einladung zum Preiskegeln. Printed in German with image of man falling over on roling skittles.

- Tennis tournemant programme from Douglas camp dated August 1917.

- Swimming event programme for Douglas Camp. Dated 11 October 1916.

- Swimming event programme for Douglas Camp. Dated 23 June 1918.

- 3 Sports programme's for Douglas camp.

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