R. Brown collection

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection RUH 05
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1915-1977
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box; postcards, typescript, and printed material

Scope and Content

Christmas card (1915); Postcard (n.d.); 2 books bound at Ruhleben (1917); 10 issues of In Ruhleben Camp Vol. I, Nos. 1-10, bound at Ruhleben (June 1915-Dec. 1915); 5 issues of the Ruhleben Camp Magazine Vol. II, Nos. 1-5, bound at Ruhleben (Mar.-Dec. 1916); 2 issues of the Ruhleben Camp Magazine Vol. II, No. 5 (Dec. 1916); 2 issues of the Ruhleben Camp Magazine Vol. III, No. 6 (June 1917); Issue of Prisoners' Pie magazine (1916); Progammes "Guide to Der Freischtz" (n.d.); Programme "The Ruhleben Irish Players" (1916); Ruhleben Exhibition souvenir album (1919); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (July 1977).

Administrative / Biographical History

R. Llewellyn Brown (b. 1895 at Tiverton, Devon) trained at Sandhurst. He went to Germany in July 1914 to study the language in order to help qualify for a commission with The Royal Engineers, and was interned at Ruhleben, 1914-1918, living in Barrack No. 11. He later became a Major General.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by R. L. Brown in July 1977. See Ruhleben Correspondence File.

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed

Related Material

Tape 459: interview recorded with Peter Liddle in July 1977.