Alfred Salomon papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection RUH 48
Dates of Creation
- 1914-1918
Name of Creator
- Salomon, Alfred
Language of Material
- English German Italian
Physical Description
- 1 box; manuscript, typescript, press cuttings, postcards, photographs, and printed material

Scope and Content

Extensive collection of printed theatre and concert programmes, revue extracts, poems and song-sheets (1914-1918); Tercentenary Shakespeare Festival song-sheet (23-30 Apr. 1916); Press cutting (21 Sep. 1917); Miscellaneous typescript papers relating to Ruhleben (1915-1916); Typescript copy of letter from Bishop Herbert Bury to J. Powell (18 Dec. 1916); Typescript "Im Englanderlager in Ruhleben" by Paul Duenau, with translation by Dr H. G. Muller [1915]; Issues of and extracts from Ruhleben Camp News (Jan. 1915); Issue of Evening Star (31 May 1916); 13 issues of L'Eco magazine (10 Feb.-10 May 1916); Photocopied cartoons [1914]; Blank writing paper and envelope (n.d.); Miscellaneous illustrated German press cuttings (n.d.); 22 postcards (1915-1917, n.d.); 9 postcards with original pencil drawings (1914, n.d.); 6 Christmas cards (1914-1916); 63 photographs (1915-1916, n.d.).

Administrative / Biographical History

Alfred Salomon (d. 1965) was in Frankfurt having his son treated for asthma at the outbreak of War, when he was held as a British Civil Prisoner of War, and interned at Ruhleben, 1914-1918. He was a Member of the Postal Committee and Vice-Captain at Ruhleben. The family name was later changed to Salaman.