Edwin Allan diary and photographs
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Overview
- Description
- The collection includes a diary kept by Edwin Allan after he was captured during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the French port of Dunkirk in 1940. The diary documents his experiences starting in January 1942 as a prisoner of war in Stalag IX-C. Other POWs, including members of the Jewish Brigade, added their names, address, and sometimes a messages to the diary. Next to some names there are dates of their death written by Edwin. The collection also includes photographs depicting the British POWs in Stalag IX-C, including Allen.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1942-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Heather Allan In memory of her father, Edwin Allan
- Collection Creator
- Edwin Allan
- Biography
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Edwin Allan (1918-circa 2004) was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on November 17, 1918. Allen was captured during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the French port of Dunkirk in 1940. He was taken to Stalag IX-C in 1940 and was liberated by United States troops in 1945. Edwin eventually immigrated to the United States and had a daughter, Heather.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Diaries. Photographs.
- Extent
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2 folder
1 book enclosure
- System of Arrangement
- The Edwin Allan diary and photographs are arranged as a single series:
BE 1: Diary, 1942-1944
Folder 1: Diary, 1942-1944
Folder 2: Photographs, 1940s
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Prisoners of war--Germany--Diaries. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Prisoners and prisons, British. Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940.
- Geographic Name
- Dunkerque (France)
- Personal Name
- Allan, Edwin, 1918-2004.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Edwin Allan diary and photographs was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Heather Allan, daughter of Edwin Allan.
- Funding Note
- The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.
- Special Collection
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Save Their Stories
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-11 13:19:06
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn558962
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