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Approximately 60 documents, letters and paper items, which belonged to the secretary of Ferramonti di Tarsia Displace Persons Camp, Philipp Kanner. 1944-1945 (a number of items are from 1943). German, English and Polish.?* A notebook with duplicates of 56 notices handwritten by Kanner to the Welfare Committee of the camp: orders of food, maintenance instructions, notices from the camp police, Kashrut, dwelling, and other notices. Most notes are signed by Kanner and a small part is signed by the camp commander (Jan Hermann?).?* Letters and drafts, written by hand and typewritten, sent to and by Kanner. Including: a long and interesting letter by Kanner to one of the camp's officers, informing him that he intends to retire from his post. The letter brings a detailed report about the camp, failures of management, sanitation, deserting interns, state of inmates, and other subjects (two copies); a letter to the camp's commander, referring to the growing black market, to rising prices of products, and the urgent need to raise the inmates allowance; and more.?* Documents and various paper items, printed and handwritten, documenting the management of the camp. Including: list of rules and regulations for the camp's inmates; invoices, various lists of inmates (some are classified according to countries of origin, age and sex); lists of food rations; and more.?The Italian concentration camp Ferramonti di Tarsia was the largest among concentration camps established by Benito Mussolini in the summer of 1940. Most prisoners were Jewish. In September 1943, a few days before Italy surrendered to the Allied Forces, the prisoners were released. Many of the inmates stayed in the camp and it served as a Displaced Persons camp until its closure in December 1945.?Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.