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Eva Martha Knapp German Prisoners of War in Florida collection, 1944-1996, Date acquired: 08/00/1997

 

Summary

Creator:
Knapp, Eva Martha
Abstract:
This collection consists of photocopies of material gathered by Ms. Knapp during her research into the history of the German prisoners of war held in Florida during World War II.
Extent:
0.84 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Eva Martha Knapp German Prisoners of War in Florida collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. 

Background

Scope and content:

Included in the collection are copies of official documents from the National Archives, correspondence with former German prisoners of war, photocopies of Der P.O.W. Zeit-Spiegel (a mimeographed publication published at the Camp Blanding facility in 1945), and other materials.

Biographical / historical:

Eva Martha G. Knapp taught English at Hernando High School in Brooksville, Florida. During the 1991 to 1992 school year, her tenth grade English class read Betty Greene's novel The Summer of My German Soldier. The students interviewed family members and acquaintances old enough to remember World War II about the possibility that German prisoners of war had been held in Pasco County. One result was a rumor that some German prisoners had worked at the Pasco Packing Company. Two students visited the company and found out from company executives that the rumor was based in fact. The class was able to locate some of the men who had been prisoners in Florida camps, and who had stayed in Florida after the war. The items in the collection are the result of the students' research efforts.

Note written by

Acquisition information:

Eva Martha Knapp

Donation.

Arrangement:

By series and then alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None.  The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Eva Martha Knapp German Prisoners of War in Florida collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA