Papers of Eric Liffman, 1940-1942 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 6160652
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Liffman, Eric, 1914-1987
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1940-1942]
- 0.48 m. (1 packet) + 1 fol. box.
- Summary:
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MS Acc10.199 consists of material relating to HMT "Dunera" and the Hay and Tatura Internment Camps. The collection comprises three handmade cards illustrated in watercolour to Eric Liffman; three programmes for the camp production of "Snow White", one including a woodblock print and one signed and illustrated in watercolour by internees; 45 rpm record of Eric Liffman Sings Folk Songs; pencil sketch of Eric Liffman; poem written for Eric Liffman; "London Zweit Heimat" musical score written for Eric Liffman by Ray Martin; receipt from Tatura camp management for money paid to the coffee stall; and, a wooden spoon carved and used by Eric Liffman while on HMT "Dunera" (1 packet, 1 fol. box).
- Biography/History:
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Musician. Born in Germany, Eric Liffman escaped to England in 1939 following the rise of the Nazi party. At the start of the Second World War, he was classified an enemy alien by the British government, interned on HMT "Dunera" and sent to Hay Internment Camp. He was sent to Tatura in 1941, where he enlisted in the 8th Employment Company of the Australian Army and launched a successful singing career via radio. While born Erich Liffmann, he used the spelling Eric Liffman once in Australia.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc10.199.
- Associated materials: Records of Hay Internment Camp, 1940-1941 MS 5392.
- Subject:
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- Liffman, Eric, 1914-1987 -- Archives
- Dunera (Ship)
- Tenors (Singers) -- Germany -- Archives
- Tenors (Singers) -- Australia -- Archives
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Archives
- Prisoners of war -- New South Wales -- Hay -- Archives
- Prisoners of war -- Victoria -- Tatura -- Archives
- Concentration camps -- New South Wales -- Hay
- Concentration camps -- Victoria -- Tatura
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Australian
- Time Coverage:
- 1940-1942
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Eric Liffman's copyright material permitted for research purposes
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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