The Liberation Bulletin of Philippine Internment Camp No. 1 at Santo Tomas University.
RICHARDS (Peter C.)

The Liberation Bulletin of Philippine Internment Camp No. 1 at Santo Tomas University.

RING OPEN WIDE THE GOLDEN GATES AND LET THE VICTORS IN

First and only edition. Illustrated title-page, improvised adverts as well as a plan of the camp. Stapled A4 sheets, light staining, browning, folding marks, and marginal wear to last leaves. 8pp. Manila, February 3rd, 1945.

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RICHARDS (Peter C.)
The Liberation Bulletin of Philippine Internment Camp No. 1 at Santo Tomas University.

From January 1942 to February 1945 Manila's Santo Tomas University was converted into an internment camp that held more than 3,000 civilians. The present pamphlet was printed shortly after liberation. It contains a plan of the camp, a chronology of events, and statistical information about the prisoners. "Published and edited by Peter C. Richards. Reproduced on the Gestetner duplicator, which, without breakdown, worked every day throughout it's internment". Includes improvised adverts for General Electric, Mobil Oil, Chesterfield cigarettes (they satisfy), Globe Wireless Ltd., and the Cardinal Insurance Company. Rare. Only one copy in OCLC (US Army War College).

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The Liberation Bulletin of Philippine Internment Camp No. 1 at Santo Tomas University.
The Liberation Bulletin of Philippine Internment Camp No. 1 at Santo Tomas University.
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