Kitchener Camp, Richborough, Kent: Records

Identifier
WL644
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70583
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Jan 1988
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://wiener.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/70583

Extent and Medium

1 box, 1 album, 2 folders

Biographical History

The Kitchener camp, a derelict site which had previously been an army camp, was taken over by the Council for German Jewry at the beginning of 1939 as a result of pressure from the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland to rescue threatened Jews from Germany and Austria. Conditions for admission were that inmates must be aged between 18 and 40 and that they have a definite prospect of emigration overseas. The camp began receiving refugees in February 1939 and ended with the outbreak of war in September after which most of the inmates chose to enlist in the British army.

Acquisition

Collection of Mr Jackson

Donated Sep 1985

Donated Oct 1987

Donated May 1

Donor: Phineas May

Donor: Harold Jackson

Donor: Peter Mansbacher

Donor: W.H. Marmorek

Scope and Content

The documents in this collection offer an insight into the day to day lives of the inmates of the Kitchener Camp for refugees near Sandwich at Richborough, Kent in 1939. This collection comprises 4 separate deposits. The core material was deposited by Phineas May in October 1987 (Accession numbers 54096-54102) when he was Honorary Custodian of the Jewish Museum at Bloomsbury House. He also deposited the entertainments licence at 644/5 in May 1988. In addition Peter Mansbacher, a former inmate of the camp, deposited some material which includes a brief autobiographical sketch at 644/7 and memoirs at 644/8 (Accession number 55506). Harold Jackson also deposited some photographs in September 1985 (Accession number 49111).

In addition to the above an accrual to the collection deposited by W.H. Marmorek consists of a block map of the camp (644/10) and photographs (644/12/3). This was added to the catalogue in May 2016 and January 2018.

System of Arrangement

The items have been arranged in order of importance with their individual accession numbers.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • VISUAL MATERIAL In additon to the above the following pictorial items were deposited: a set of Airgraph cartoons (1942-1943) with associated correspondence (1980s) Accession No. 54098.For other material relating to the Kitchener Camp see Document collection numbers 1366 and 1205.

People

  • Mansbacher, Peter
  • May, Phineas L.

Subjects

Places

  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
  • Great Britain
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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