Christmas Carol sheets (1915); Photograph of Bishop Bury (Dec. 1916); Manuscript receipt for 20 marks from the German authorities (20 Nov. 1914); Letter from J. N. Sidney (16 Apr. 1916); 3 letters from his mother (25 Nov. 1917, 23 Mar. 1918, 31 Mar. 1918); Manuscript balance sheet for Barrack No. 3 (11 Nov. 1918); 2 account books (July 1916-Nov. 1918); 4 editions of The Ruhleben Camp Magazine (Dec. 1915, Apr. 1916, May 1916, Aug. 1916); 8 editions of In Ruhleben Camp (6 June 1915, 11 July 1915, 1 Aug. 1915, 15 Aug. 1915, 29 Aug. 1915, 12 Sep. 1915, 26 Sep. 1915, 10 Oct. 1915); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (Apr. 1978).
Edward Hales papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection RUH 25
- Dates of Creation
- 1914-1918
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, photograph, and printed material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Edward J. Hales (b. 1890 in Wolverhampton) was educated at Birmingham University. Whilst on holiday in Germany at the outbreak of War, he was held British Civil Prisoner of War and interned at Ruhleben, 1914-1918, living in Barrack No. 3.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by E. J. Hales in July 1977 and May 1978. See Ruhleben Correspondence File.
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Ruhleben catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed