Unused note sheet with envelope, Undated
Scope and Contents
Letter head printed with "Donington Hall, Derby". Handwritten note on the envelope flap reads: "from an old inmate von Rintelen."
Dates
- Creation: Undated
Creator
- Rintelen, Franz von, 1878-1949 (Signer, Person)
Access
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Biographical / Historical
Rintelen was a German spy and sabateur during WWI, who worked in New York. He was eventually captured on his way back to Germany and was interred by the British at Donington Hall for 20 Months between August 1915 and Aptil 1917 when he was turned over to the U.S. He was convicted and sentance to 3 years in prison.
Extent
2 items : Unused letterhead sheet with envelope.
Language of Materials
English
Separated Materials
Removed from The Dark Invader: Wartime Reminiscences of a German Naval Intelligence Officer. London: Peter Davies, 1938. See catalog record D247.R5 D3 1938.
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
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