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Title proper
World War, 1939-1945, Underground Resistance collection – Belgium
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Collection
Reference code
RC0842
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1939-1945 (Creation)
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Physical description
657 items
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Custodial history
Scope and content
Collection consists of newspapers (85 titles, ca. 400 issues); broadsides (97 items); leaflets (130 items); and publications (30 items) produced by or relating to the underground resistance in Belgium during the Second World War. Most of the documents are in French, while some are in Flemish or German.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The collection was acquired from Michel Brisebois in 2008. Mr. Brisebois acquired the collection over a number of years from a variety of sources.
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in the following series:
Newspapers: Underground Newspapers; Foreign Newspapers re: Belgium
Broadsides: Broadsides from the Beginning of the Occupation; Broadsides from the Belgian Resistance; Broadsides of the Liberation; Broadsides concerning Bombings; Repression Broadsides; Execution Broadsides; Broadsides concerning Air-Dropped Leaflets; Administrative German Broadsides for Belgians; Administrative Belgian Broadsides
Underground Leaflets: The “V” Campaign; Other Underground Leaflets
Underground Publications: Publications relating to “L’Affaire Royale”; Other Underground Publications
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There are no access restrictions.
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Finding aids
Series 1 - Newspapers
Series 2 - Broadsides
Series 3 - Underground Leaflets
Series 4 - Underground Publications
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RC0842
