MS 449 03 01
Reference code
MS 449 03 01
Title
Eric Williams: Autograph letters from Eric Williams to his mother-in-law, sent while a prisoner of war
Level
File
Date
1942-1943
Extent & medium
12 items
Content description
Containing seven letters written from the prison of war camp Stalag Luft 3 in Silesia, where Williams was being held between December 1942 and 1943 and one letter from Stockholm dated 17th November, written after Williams’s escape from Germany.
The file includes a letter written soon after he was captured and taken to the prisoner of war camp, while the subsequent letters thank his mother-in-law for the books she sent and comments on prison life, including a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the prisoners are putting on.
The file includes a letter written soon after he was captured and taken to the prisoner of war camp, while the subsequent letters thank his mother-in-law for the books she sent and comments on prison life, including a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the prisoners are putting on.
Arrangement
These letters were held separately from the other documents in this series and have been catalogued as a separate file as a result. The letters are in chronological order
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