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Title |
The Classroom |
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Image Rights |
Digital image © 2008, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved. |
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Copyright |
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Subjects - TGM |
Barbed wire
Tables
Stools
Blackboards
Prisoners
Military personnel
Books |
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Education Tags |
US.61
American Soldiers
World War II |
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Subjects - LCSH |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe; Prisoners of war; Diaries |
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Description |
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a POW writing lessons on a chalkboard or blackboard. Above the blackboard, Mitchener has written"For the sake of knowledge - to ward off monotony." He has listed a number of subjects that the prisoners are studying, including languages, animal husbandry, mathmatics [sic] public speaking, and elementary science. |
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Place |
Zagan (Poland) |
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Date |
1944-1945 |
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Historical note |
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. was captured during World War II after a bombing mission in Germany. He was sent to Stalag Luft III, a POW camp in Silesia. Libraries were available at the camp, as well as a "college" known as "Sagan U." directed by the prisoners. The "school" had about 40 classes, including chemistry, math, physics, philosophy, Latin, literature, history, auto mechanics, marketing, accounting, printing, and bodybuilding. Classes were taught by prisoners. The YMCA supplied blackboards and notebooks. |
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Creator |
Mitchener, Hardy A., 1919-1957 |
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Collection name |
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal, 1944-1945 |
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Accession # |
THS 760 |
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Owning Institution |
Tennessee Historical Society |
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ID # |
33581 |
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Digital type |
IMAGE |
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Digital format |
TIFF |
