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Friedrich Martin fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1942-1956.

Reference:

R2840-0-6-E, MG30-C154

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101649

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Friedrich Martin fonds
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Date(s):

1942-1956.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of letters, 1942-1943, by Friedrich Martin to his wife in Winnipeg during his internment; also included is a list of canvasses painted and sold while in internment, as well as a record of gifts sent by his family to Germany after World War II, 1946-1956.

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Martin, Friedrich, b. 1894

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Martin, Friedrich, b. 1894

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Martin, Friedrich, b. 1894 : Friedrich Martin, born in 1894 at Dresden, Germany, immigrated to Canada in 1913. Settling in Winnipeg, he worked for a few years as a clerk before starting his own business, the Fred Martin Agencies, a firm dealing in sporting goods. He was active in local German social life and, when he was interned in 1940, was a leading member of the German Society of Winnipeg. He was first confined to Camp Kananaskis, Alberta. In 1941 he was transferred to the Fredericton Internment Camp, where he remained until his release in 1943.

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General note:

Received in 1977 from Friedrich Martin of Winnipeg, Man.
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World War, 1939-1945

Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945

Prisoners of war Germany

Prisonniers de guerre Allemagne

Prisoners of war Canada

Prisonniers de guerre Canada
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Private

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MG30-C154
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 C 154] 1

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