Book Distribution to Allied POWs at Muensingen

Notes:

Social workers and neutral inspectors often visited prison camps to meet prisoners. In this wood block print, a social worker, probably a YMCA secretary, distributes books to French and Russian prisoners of war at Muensingen. Books were important for entertainment to help POW's pass their time and to support education programs.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Muensingen, Education, Entertainment, Reading, YMCA, YMCA Secretary, French POWs, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "Hinter dem Stachel-Draht," Stuttgart: Vertrag von Hugo Mathias, 1918, 55.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/540