Papers of Michael Glas, 1938-1945
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Title
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Papers of Michael Glas, 1938-1945
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Subject
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Internment camps--Australia
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Internment camp inmates
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Prisoners of war--Australia
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Voyages and travels
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Austria
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German language--Writing
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Correspondence
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Category
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4. World War II
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Keywords
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Enemy aliens
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Dunera
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Liverpool camp
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Creator
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Glas, Michael and Alice
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Current holder
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National Library of Australia
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Period of reference
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1938 – 1945
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Series number
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MS Acc11.140
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Item number
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6222038
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Access rights
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Request at location
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Rights
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Copyright Undetermined. Available for research. Not for loan. Copying of Michael Glas' copyright material is permitted for research purposes; note that the material in Box 2, Folder 16 is light-sensitive and should only be copied using non-flash photography.
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Language
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English
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German
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Description from source
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0.30 m (2 boxes)
Comprises correspondence between Alice and Michael Glas, while Michael was interned in Australia and Alice was interned on the Isle of Man, correspondence between Alice Glas and various authorities relating to Michael's internment, photographs and copies of letters possibly on printing-out paper.
Michael Glas was an Austrian who served as a soldier for the German Kaiser in the First World War. In 1938, he travelled to England, following Alice (Liesl) Lichtblau, a young woman he had met while working in a bank in Austria. Michael and Alice were married in Islington, and a few months later he was arrested as an enemy alien and sent to a camp in Devonshire. Later, he was on board the Andorra Star being sent to Canada when the ship was torpedoed in the Irish sea and sank. The survivors, including Michael, were returned to Liverpool and subsequently sent to Australia on board HMT Dunera.
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Physical format
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Manuscripts
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Letters
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Photographs