Earlene Aytes Tennessee POW Camps Collection
This collection features resources about the Prisoner of War camps in Crossville and Tullahoma, Tennessee. Including personal narratives, documents, and later recounts and analyses, these materials present information and understanding of these two camps during WWII. The collection is arranged into three topical series:
Series I: POW Camp in Crossville, Tennessee includes personal narratives from German prisoners in the camp, as well as meeting minutes, maps, officers' cards, sales lists, and analyses of how prisoners were treated.
Series II: POW Camp in Tullahoma, Tennessee features a document about Camp Forrest during the 1940s.
Series III: News Articles contains two news articles about POW camps, dated 1943 and 1992.
Dates
- 1943-1946, 1981, 1992-1993, undated
Language
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Abstract
This collection features resources about the Prisoner of War camps in Crossville and Tullahoma, Tennessee. Including personal narratives, documents, and later recounts and analyses, these materials present information and understanding of these two camps during WWII.
Biographical/Historical Note
Both Camp Crossville and Camp Forrest (Tullahoma) were prisoner of war camps that housed Italian and German POWs during World War II.
Earlene Chandler Farris Aytes (January 3, 1916-July 22, 2008) lived in Crossville, Tenn. and worked as a secretary at the Prisoner of War Camp in Crossville during World War II. She later retired from the Atomic Energy Commission in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Aytes was married twice, to Herman Farris and Col. Glenn Aytes.
Previous Citation
This collection was previously listed as part of MS.2012. Earlene Aytes has been previously identified as "Erlene Aytes."
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated through the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository