Ferdinand Lange collection

The collection consists of a handwritten German-language diary, as well as a typed, English-translation and transcription. The original diary was written in Kurrentschrift, type of cursive script, by Ferdinand Lange, a German Jewish refugee in Manila, Philippines, during World War II (1939-1945). The diary discusses everyday life, family members, and attacks on the town and escaping from the resulting fires. The first entry is from late August 1944, and the final entries recount events from February 1945.The diary is made up of 19 total, loose, half-sheets, the first seven pages of which are numbered. The transcription, with annotation, and translation were created by Bjorn Schultz in October 2020 and Abby Huber in from October -November 2020.