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DDO Prisoners of War Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-284
Abstract
The DDO Prisoner of War Collection was created from materials gathered for the POW exhibit created by Special Collections in the Stewart Library in 2006. It is broken up into two main series, POW Collection and POW Exhibit and OHI.
The POW Collection series were items gathered after the exhibit that deal specifically with the camp. There are correspondence in the form of letters and postcards with a few translations included. There are photographs, an Italy...
Dates:
1940 - 2007
Found in:
WSU Stewart Library Special Collections
POW Guard Letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-754
Scope and Contents
The Ogden Defense Depot, designated as a POW camp on October 11, 1942, was one of the first ten camps in the country. An estimated 5,000 Italian prisoners and approximately 4,000 German prisoners were sent to the facility. The prisoners worked in local warehouses, farms, and orchard.
Dates:
1943
Found in:
WSU Stewart Library Special Collections