RG-112 Santo Tomas Internment Camp Papers
RG-112 Santo Tomas Internment Camp Papers; 3 boxes (1.5 Shelf Feet) Made up of materials donated by former internees of the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, Manila, Philippines, and the servicemen that liberated them in February, 1945, this collection contains correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, monographs, periodicals, photographs, and publications.
Santo Tomas Internment Camp is seen after liberation in February 1945. The shanties of the inmates can be seen in and around the main building on the campus. (Paul Shea Collection, RG-114)
Santo Tomas University, located in the city of Manila, Philippines, was used by the Japanese as an internment camp for allied civilians during World War II. Thousands of civilians were housed there from January 1942 to February 1945. A Catholic University, and one of the oldest in Asia, Santo Tomas is still in operation today.
Map of the grounds of Santo Tomas (Alice Sawyer Collection)
Built as a university, Santo Tomas was never meant to be a facility to house over three thousand people. People were crammed into every available space within its walls.
CORRESPONDENCE: Contained within RG-112 is the personal and official correspondence of many of the internees. Camp life, personal triumphs and tragedies, and the rules and regulations of the every day duties of the internees come to life.
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| Original correspondence concerning the age limit for girls being lifted so they can help with the work. Committees were formed to assign tasks and take care of all aspects of living in Santo Tomas. (Alice Sawyer Collection) |
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Whole families were incarcerated in Santo Tomas. The education of the children was still a very serious matter and classes were set up. Young Louise Howard created this poem book in her class at Santo Tomas. (Lousie Howard Hill Collection) |
MONOGRAPHS: RG-112 contains a large collection of monographs about the Santo Tomas Experience written by the internees themselves.
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(Vivian Clark Collection) |
PRINTED MATERIALS: Included in this collection is a large volume of printed materials from the camp. Newspapers, sports programs, meal tickets, drawings, and all kinds of memorabilia, which was created in the camp, are all part of RG-112. One special collection is the numerous original drawings of the battle for Manila done by 37th Division Combat Artist, E.J. Gollriehs.
This original drawing of the penetration of Fort Santiago, in the Walled City of Intramuros, during the battle for Manila, February1945, was done by 37th Division combat artist E.J. Gollriehs. (Louise Howard Hill Collection)
Donors to RG-112: Santo Tomas Internment Camp Papers
Professor Vivian Clark
Tom Spier Crosby
Derry Mills Dean
Colonel Jesus Franco
Philippine Army
Dading Dela Fuente Guytingco
Douglas Harrow
John Hencke
44th Tank Battalion
Louise Howard Hill
Elizabeth Lautzenhiser Irvine
Mary Ann Koucky
Lt. Col. Walter J. Landry
1st Cavalry Division
Chris Larsen
Karen Kerns Lewis
Eva Anna Nixon
Margaret Bassett Pittam
Caroline Bailey Pratt
Walter Howard Riley
Alice Sawyer
W.R. Snyder
Joyce Brady Velde
Anne Wilson Wohlhueter
Peter Wyglie
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