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Preferred Citation:

Albert W. Raymond Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Processing Information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 1995-96, Karen King, SCRC staff, in May 2017.

Scope and Contents

Contains both official and personal correspondence of the family of Albert W. Raymond, an American volunteer ambulance driver who was taken prisoner of war by the Germans in France on May 15, 1940. He was held at the German prison camp for officers at Hoyerswerda, near Dresden. Among the correspondents are his wife, Helen, his daughter and son-in-law, Fred I. Raymond, and Alfred R. Thomson. Also included are the recollections of his capture, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Photographs
• World War, 1939-1945--Medical and sanitary affairs.
• World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
• World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners of War