H. Berry Steege papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection RUH 51
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1977
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; manuscript, typescript, postcards, and printed material

Scope and Content

Publication The Ruhleben Bye-Election (1915); Verses from "The Mikado" performed at Ruhleben (n.d.); Pen drawing of the Pondside Stores at Ruhleben (n.d.); 2 postcards and sketch of Hamburg (n.d.); 2 issues of In Ruhleben Camp (Aug. 1915, Dec. 1915); 52 issues of The Ruhleben Camp Magazine (Mar.-May 1916, Aug. 1916, Dec. 1916); Issue of La Vie Franaise de Ruhleben (14 July 1916); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (July 1977).

Administrative / Biographical History

H. Berry Steege (b. 1893 in Hamburg) was arrested in Hamburg in 1914, held as a British Civil Prisoner of War, and interned at Ruhleben, 1914-1918, living in Barrack No. 5.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by H. B. Steege in July 1977. See Ruhleben Correspondence File.

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed

Related Material

Tapes 456 and 454: interview recorded with Peter Liddle in July 1977.