Papers of the von Ploennies family, 1870-1949
| Subject | Europe--Emigration and immigration |
|---|---|
| World War, 1914-1918 | |
| World War, 1939-1945 | |
| Consuls | |
| Legal documents | |
| Journalism | |
| Photographs | |
| Poetry | |
| Brisbane (Qld.) | |
| German language--Writing | |
| Correspondence | |
| Internment camps | |
| Category | 1. Settlement |
| 2. National boundaries | |
| Keywords | Enemy aliens |
| Creator | Von Ploennies family |
| Current Holder | National Library of Australia |
| Period Of Reference | 1870/1949 |
| Series Number | MS 4650 |
| Item Number | 1089570 |
| Access Rights | Request at location |
| Rights | Copyright Undetermined. Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| Germany | |
| Place | Brisbane |
| Language | German |
| English | |
| Description From Source | 15 cm.
This collection incorporates (I) family correspondence, in German, and mostly postcards, dating from the 1870s-80s; (II) correspondence, photographs, and legal documents (again in German), connected with Friedrich von Ploennies' years as Imperial German Consul in Brisbane; and (III) Franz von Ploennies' papers relating to the Brisbane Goethe Bund. The last mentioned papers comprise correspondence (1927-1952), minutes, a copy of the Bund constitution, a list of members (1927), typescripts of plays by Dora Wilcox and Johaan Deutsch, and manuscripts of poems by Walter Stolting and Jean J. Laidlaw. Also includes a 250 page handwritten memoir by German journalist Walter Stolting, who was interned as an enemy alien in Australia during World War II. |
| Physical Format | Manuscripts |
| Postcards | |
| Correspondence | |
| Photographs | |
| Typescripts | |
| Poetry | |
| Diaries | |
| Bibliographic Citation | |
| Date Accessed | 2022-09-08 |
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