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Carl Weiselberger [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[after 1939].

Reference:

R5702-0-9-E, MG30-D191

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

103189

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Carl Weiselberger
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Date(s):

[after 1939].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.2 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of short stories that record Weiselberger's experiences as an internee, and includes descriptions of fellow internees, accounts of work activities, recreation, meals and other aspects of everyday life at the camps.

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Weiselberger, Carl, 1900-1970

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Weiselberger, Carl, 1900-1970

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Weiselberger, Carl, 1900-1970 : Carl Weiselberger, born in Vienna, Austria, became a journalist after graduating from the University of Vienna. He left Austria for London, England, in 1939 to escape from the National Socialists. Following the outbreak of war he was interned in England and deported to Canada, where he remained in internment camps in northern Quebec. Following his release in 1943, he took a position as translator with the Censorship Branch of the Department of National Defence. In 1946 he joined the Ottawa Citizen, where he became especially well-known for his articles on art and theatre.

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General note:

Received in 1974 from Dr. Herta Hartmannshenn of Victoria, B.C.
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World War, 1939-1945

Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
Source:

Private

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MG30-D191
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