Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
File # 374: Prisoner of War - CCC Camps in Upper Peninsula |
Catalog Number |
F # 374 |
Object Name |
File, Document |
Scope & Content |
spiral bound collection of copies of clippings related to several former Civilian Conservation Corps camps that were used as Prisoner of War Camps for German prisoners during the Second World War. Many were written by John Pepin. Five camps are listed: AuTrain, SIdnaw, Evelyn, Wetmore; Pori, and Raco. These housed over 1,000 prisoners at one point. Mention is also made for a Conscientious Objector Camp at Germfask. Some photographs. |
Collection |
Archives |
Search Terms |
Civilian Conservation Corps. (C.C.C.) Upper Peninsula - History World War II in Delta County |
Subjects |
Camps Prison facilities Prison laborers Prisoners Prisoners of war Upper Peninsula of Michigan |
People |
Pepin, John |