Metadata : Letter diary of Konrad Eisig's voyage on HMT Dunera and his internment in Australia
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- British Library
- Holding institution (official language):
- British Library
- Postal address:
- 96 Euston RoadLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomNW1 2DB
- Web address:
- http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/manuscr/index.html
- Email:
- Email: mss@bl.uk
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- British Library
- Holding institution (official language):
- British Library
- Postal address:
- 96 Euston RoadLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomNW1 2DB
- Web address:
- http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/manuscr/index.html
- Email:
- Email: mss@bl.uk
- Reference number:
- Add MS 89025
- Title:
- Letter diary of Konrad Eisig's voyage on HMT Dunera and his internment in Australia
- Title (official language):
- Letter diary of Konrad Eisig's voyage on HMT Dunera and his internment in Australia
- Creator/accumulator:
- Eisig, Konrad, b 1922, German Jewish refugee
- Date(s):
- 1940/1941
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Scope and content:
- 1.) Typed introduction to Konrad Eisig's letter diary by Claudia Cotton, the niece of Konrad Eisig for her daughter Rebecca and her grandchildren.2.) Letter diary written to Jeanie of the experiences of Konrad Eisig, a Christian ethnically Jewish German refugee after being arrested and interned by the British government following the evacuation at Dunkirk during the Second World War.The diary includes accounts of his arrest, his stay at Onchan internment camp on the Isle of Man, his voyage on the HMT Dunera and his experiences in the Australian camps at Hay, Orange and Tatura II. The diary ends with his arrival in Tatura and does not include information on when he was released or how he travelled back to Britain.3.) Typed transcription of the entire diary by Claudia Cotton with her comments.
- Archival history:
- The diary was previously owned by Sheila Elsdon, wife of Konrad Eisig (later Elsdon).
- Access points: locations:
- Australia
- Isle of Man
- Access points: persons/families:
- Eisig, Konrad
- Subject terms:
- Internment
- Refugees
- World War II
- Access, restrictions:
- You need to be a registered Reader in order to request items to a Reading Room.
- Finding aids:
-
Online catalogue.
There is a Guide to Hebrew Collections on the British Library's website.
- Yerusha Network member:
- AIM25
- Reference number:
- Add MS 89025
- Title:
- Letter diary of Konrad Eisig's voyage on HMT Dunera and his internment in Australia
- Title (official language):
- Letter diary of Konrad Eisig's voyage on HMT Dunera and his internment in Australia
- Creator/accumulator:
- Eisig, Konrad, b 1922, German Jewish refugee
- Date(s):
- 1940/1941
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Scope and content:
- 1.) Typed introduction to Konrad Eisig's letter diary by Claudia Cotton, the niece of Konrad Eisig for her daughter Rebecca and her grandchildren.2.) Letter diary written to Jeanie of the experiences of Konrad Eisig, a Christian ethnically Jewish German refugee after being arrested and interned by the British government following the evacuation at Dunkirk during the Second World War.The diary includes accounts of his arrest, his stay at Onchan internment camp on the Isle of Man, his voyage on the HMT Dunera and his experiences in the Australian camps at Hay, Orange and Tatura II. The diary ends with his arrival in Tatura and does not include information on when he was released or how he travelled back to Britain.3.) Typed transcription of the entire diary by Claudia Cotton with her comments.
- Archival history:
- The diary was previously owned by Sheila Elsdon, wife of Konrad Eisig (later Elsdon).
- Access points: locations:
- Australia
- Isle of Man
- Access points: persons/families:
- Eisig, Konrad
- Subject terms:
- Internment
- Refugees
- World War II
- Access, restrictions:
- You need to be a registered Reader in order to request items to a Reading Room.
- Finding aids:
-
Online catalogue.
There is a Guide to Hebrew Collections on the British Library's website.
- Yerusha Network member:
- AIM25
