Internment Camp Documents
RESOURCES
1947 U.S. State Department, Immigration & Naturalization letter to Crystal City, TX internee
This 1947 letter to an internee held at Crystal City, TX, offers a thirty day parole from the Camp to prepare to depart the United States.
List of Fort Lincoln Internees
Max Ebel’s Internment Order
US Internment Camp & Facility Map
Christa Schmitz’s Birth Certificate
Eiserloh Birth Report
Birth Certificate from Camp Seagoville
“German Clandestine Activities in South America in World War II” by David P. Mowrey (NSA)
"German Clandestine Activities in South America in World War II" by David P. Mowrey (NSA) "...presents a thorough account of German intelligence organizations engaged in clandestine work in South America and a well-researched, detailed report of the U.S. response to...
Letter to Senator William Langer from a group of Ft. Lincoln internees, Jan 1946—Requests Help to Avoid Forced Repatriation
Letter to Senator William Langer from a group of Ft. Lincoln internees, January 29, 1946—requests help to avoid forced repatriation (provided by an internee family) A petition was also submitted to Congress on January 24, 1947, signed by 156 internees held on Ellis...
22 Feb 1943, Report on traveling conditions of group of German citizens from Costa Rica
Report on traveling conditions of group of German citizens from Costa Rica, 22 Feb 1943: from folder 383.7, Camp Crystal City, NARA (exact location is being investigated) — Mention is made of "Negro members of the ship's personnel" on page 2; that description was not...