Reichsarbeitsdienst Photo Diary
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Scope and Contents
Photo diary (36 pp.; 59 photos), of an unidentified member of the German Reichsarbeitsdienst (RDA), which was founded by the National Socialist government. Describes training, inspection, leisure activities and documents work assignments. It begins with the swearing-in of the group and ends with its dismissal at the end of the 6-months obligatory service. Common work projects for the RAD were highways, general construction and agricultural labor.
After their initial training, this particular section of the RAD was assigned to Eastern Prussia to help with farm work.
Dates
- Creation: 1939 April-November
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language
English
Custodial History
This collection was formerly identified as Mss. Acc. 2012.016.
- Title
- Guide to the Reichsarbeitsdienst Photo Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- SCRC Staff, Karen King
- Date
- June 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository