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- 1915-1916 (Creation)
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0.15 linear metres
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On the outbreak of war with Germany in 1914, some 50,000 Germans, Austrians, Hungarians and Turks living in Britain were arrested and detained in internment camps for 'male enemy aliens of military age'. Entertainments venue Alexandra Palace in North London was converted into a camp housing around 3,000 men, sleeping in rows in the Great Hall. The inmates formed various clubs including a football club, gardening society and amateur theatrical society as well as the concert society.
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GB 0074 ACC/0803 1915-1916 Collection 0.15 linear metres Alexandra Palace Concert Society of German Internees
On the outbreak of war with Germany in 1914, some 50,000 Germans, Austrians, Hungarians and Turks living in Britain were arrested and detained in internment camps for 'male enemy aliens of military age'. Entertainments venue Alexandra Palace in North London was converted into a camp housing around 3,000 men, sleeping in rows in the Great Hall. The inmates formed various clubs including a football club, gardening society and amateur theatrical society as well as the concert society.
Records deposited in December 1962.
Records of the Alexandra Palace Concert Society of German Internees, including concert programmes, retrospect of the Concert Society including names of musicians, lists and analysis of works performed, and watercolour portrait by a prisoner.
ACC/0803/001-003: Programmes; ACC/0803/004: Portrait.
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
PANAYI, Panikos. "Germans in Britain during the First World War" in Historical Research vol.64 no.153, Feb 1991, pp.63-76 (LMA Library reference 60.9 INS) and PANAYI, Panikos. The enemy in our midst: Germans in Britain during the First World War. Berg Publishers, Ltd., 1991 (LMA Library reference 20.173 PAN).
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Records deposited in December 1962.
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Records of the Alexandra Palace Concert Society of German Internees, including concert programmes, retrospect of the Concert Society including names of musicians, lists and analysis of works performed, and watercolour portrait by a prisoner.
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ACC/0803/001-003: Programmes; ACC/0803/004: Portrait.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Organizations
- Organizations » Associations
- Cultural identity
- Cultural identity » Cultural nationalism
- Cultural identity » Cultural nationalism » National identity
- Administration of justice
- Administration of justice » Penal sanctions
- Leisure
- Leisure time activities
- Leisure time activities » Clubs
- Artists
- Artists » Performers
- Performing arts
- Music
- Music » Musical performances
- Humanitarian law
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- Documents
- International conflicts » War victims
- International conflicts
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English