You can download PDF copies of Dr. Thoms' monograph and an article on Camp
Ford, here:
2000 Uncovering Camp Ford : Archaeological Interpretations of a Confederate
Prisoner-of-War Camp in East Texas , e dited by Alston V. Thoms (390 pp.,
Thoms as author or senior author 6 chapters). Reports of Investigations
No.1, Center for Ecological Archaeology, Texas A&M University , College
Station . (reviewed by archaeologists and historians with Texas Historical
Commission and Texas Department of Transportation)
http://anthropology.tamu.edu/faculty/thoms/publications/Campford.pdf
2004 Sand Blows Desperately: Land-Use History and Site Integrity at Camp
Ford, a Confederate POW Camp in East Texas. Historical Archaeology
38(4):72-92.
http://anthropology.tamu.edu/faculty/thoms/publications/Camp%20Ford%202004.pdf
Although Dr. Waters' great website on Camp Hearne has apparently
disappeared, his book on it has been published (heavens perish the thought
that the website was vaporized to avoid suppressing book sales ????) and is
available, here:
http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2004/waters.htm
Lone Star Stalag
German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne
Michael R. Waters
With Mark Long, William Dickens, Sam Sweitz, Anna Lee Presley, Ian Buvit,
Michelle Raisor, Bryan Mason, Hilary Standish, and Norbert Dannhaeuser
Foreword by Willi Nellessen
Between 1943 and 1945 nearly fifty thousand German prisoners of
war, mostly from the German Afrika Korps, lived and worked at
seventy POW camps across Texas. Camp Hearne, located on the
outskirts of rural Hearne, Texas, was one of the first and largest
POW camps in the United States. Now Michael R. Waters and his
research team tell the story of the five thousand German soldiers held
as POWs at that camp during World War II.
Drawing on newspaper accounts and official records from the time,
an archaeological study of the site, and the recollections of surviving
POWs, guards, and local residents, Waters and his team have
constructed a detailed description of life in the camp: educational
opportunities, recreation, mail call, religious practices, work details,
and the food provided. Also revealed are the more serious issues that
faced Americans inside the POW compounds: illegal alcohol distillation,
suicides, escapes, hidden secret shortwave radios, and the subversion
of postal services. Artifacts recovered from the site and from the
collections of local residents add concrete details. Waters also
discusses the national policies and motivations for the treatment of
prisoners that prescribed the particulars of camp life.
The book reveals the shadow world of Nazism that existed in the
camp, adding darkness to a story that is otherwise optimistic and in
places even humorous. The murder of Cpl. Hugo Krauss, a German-born,
New York-raised volunteer in the German army, was the most sinister
and brutal example of Nazi activity. Captured in North Africa after service
in Russia, Krauss was attacked seven months later by six to ten fellow
prisoners who beat him to death with clubs, nail-studded boards, and a
lead pipe. The dramatic recounting of the murder and the ensuing
investigation illustrate much about the underlying political tensions of
camp existence.
Numerous photographs and drawings enrich Lone Star Stalag's
narrative, which will appeal to World War II historians and archaeologists
alike.
_________________________________________________________
MICHAEL R. WATERS, the principal author of this work, served as the
head of the research team. He is a professor of anthropology and
geography at Texas A&M University in College Station and is Director
of the Center for the Study of the First Americans.
Bob Skiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rachel Feit" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: HISTARCH Digest - 6 Oct 2008 to 7 Oct 2008 (#2008-229)
> While we're on internment camps in Texas, don't forget this one:
>
> Thoms, Alston (editor)
> 2000 Uncovering Camp Ford: Archaeological Interpretations of a
> Confederate Prisoner of War Camp in East Texas. Reports of
> Investigations No. 1. Center for Ecological Archaeology. Texas A&M
> University, College Station.
>
>
> Mike Waters at Texas A&M has also been investigating a German POW camp
> in Hearne, Texas. You can google Camp Hearne and get some general
> information, but for more specific archaeological info you might want to
> contact Dr. Waters at A&M.
>
> Rachel Feit, Principal Investigator
>
> Ecological Communications Corporation
> 4009 Banister Lane, Suite 300
> Austin, Texas 78704
> (512) 329-0031 ph.
> (512) 329-0012 fax
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Adrian Myers
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:18 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: HISTARCH Digest - 6 Oct 2008 to 7 Oct 2008 (#2008-229)
>
> Hi Marybeth,
>
> Thanks kindly for your email. No, I've not come across these, so very
> much
> appreciated!
>
> In fact I may need a little help with the references, if you are able...
> my
> Googling was unsuccessful! Perhaps I don't have enough information to go
> on.
>
>
> Your time is very much appreciated,
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Adrian
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Marybeth Tomka
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Adrian,
>>
>> There are several published reports of German POW camps in Texas --
>> under the jurisdiction of the National Guard. Have you seen these?
>> Also the Army's Camp Bullis has an associated German POW camp.
>>
>> If you need specific references I can pull them out, but you should be
>> able to Google it.
>>
>> Marybeth
>>
>>
>> Marybeth S.F. Tomka, M.A.
>> Laboratory Director and Curator
>> Center for Archaeological Research
>> The University of Texas at San Antonio
>>
>> State Certified Curatorial Repository
>>
>> One UTSA Circle
>> San Antonio, Texas 78249
>> (210) 458-7822
>> (210) 458-4397 Fax
>>
>> http://car.utsa.edu/
>>
>> . . . herding cats in a forest of catnip . . .
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> HISTARCH automatic digest system
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 2:01 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: HISTARCH Digest - 6 Oct 2008 to 7 Oct 2008 (#2008-229)
>>
>> There are 6 messages totalling 350 lines in this issue.
>>
>> Topics of the day:
>>
>> 1. Bibliography on the Archaeology of Internment Camps (3)
>> 2. Suggestions for Chemical Residue Analysis (3)
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:22:38 -0700
>> From: Adrian Myers <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Bibliography on the Archaeology of Internment Camps
>>
>> Ten thousand apologies for cross-posting...
>>
>> ---------
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm compiling an annotated bibliography on "the archaeology of
>> internment camps", very loosely defined, and related areas of
> research.
>> I'm interested in any archaeological work on: concentration camps,
> death
>> camps, PoW camps, relocation centers, prisons, asylums, reform
> schools,
>> and other institutions.
>>
>> I'm particularly interested in those references that I may have missed
>> after the standard library and Google / Google Scholar searches: MA
> and
>> PhD dissertations, articles in less prominent and/or regional journals
>> and newsletters, and forthcoming publications for example. If you
> wrote
>> something yourself, please let me know - and if it's a "hard to find"
>> publication, I welcome a copy of the article itself.
>>
>> Also, even if there are no publications, I'm interested in hearing
> about
>> any ongoing projects in these areas of study.
>>
>> So as not to unnecessarily inundate 5000 inboxes, please be sure to
>> respond to me off-list. =)
>>
>> Many thanks in advance to all,
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>> --
>> Adrian T. Myers
>> PhD Student, Department of Anthropology
>> Stanford University
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:41:24 -0400
>> From: "Pentney, Sandra" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Bibliography on the Archaeology of Internment Camps
>>
>> Adrian,
>> I don't have any references to add to your list, but would love to get
> a
>> copy of the Bibliography when you are done! What geographic parameters
>> did you adhere to?
>>
>>
>>
>> Sandra Pentney, MA, RPA
>> [log in to unmask]
>> "Archaeologists are but the senile playboys of science rooting in the
>> rubbish heaps of antiquity." (Earnest A Hooton, Apes, Men and Morons,
>> 1938:218)
>>
>> Confidentiality Notice: The information in this message may be legally
>> privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient do
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> Adrian Myers
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:23 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Bibliography on the Archaeology of Internment Camps
>>
>> Ten thousand apologies for cross-posting...
>>
>> ---------
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm compiling an annotated bibliography on "the archaeology of
>> internment camps", very loosely defined, and related areas of
> research.
>> I'm interested in any archaeological work on: concentration camps,
> death
>> camps, PoW camps, relocation centers, prisons, asylums, reform
> schools,
>> and other institutions.
>>
>> I'm particularly interested in those references that I may have missed
>> after the standard library and Google / Google Scholar searches: MA
> and
>> PhD dissertations, articles in less prominent and/or regional journals
>> and newsletters, and forthcoming publications for example. If you
> wrote
>> something yourself, please let me know - and if it's a "hard to find"
>> publication, I welcome a copy of the article itself.
>>
>> Also, even if there are no publications, I'm interested in hearing
> about
>> any ongoing projects in these areas of study.
>>
>> So as not to unnecessarily inundate 5000 inboxes, please be sure to
>> respond to me off-list. =)
>>
>> Many thanks in advance to all,
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>> --
>> Adrian T. Myers
>> PhD Student, Department of Anthropology
>> Stanford University
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:50:24 -0700
>> From: Jerry Schaefer <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Bibliography on the Archaeology of Internment Camps
>>
>> I presume you have:
>>
>> Burton, Jeffrey F. et al. 1996 Three Farewells to Manzanar, The
>> Archeology of the Manzanar National Historic Site, California. Western
>> Archeological and Conservation Center, NPS, Publications in
> Anthropology
>> 67. Vol. 1-3.
>>
>> Burton, Jeffrey F. et al. 1999 Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview
> of
>> World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites. NPS Publications in
>> Anthropology 74.
>>
>> Jerry Schaefer
>>
>> ASM Affiliates, Inc.
>> 2034 Corte Del Nogal
>> Carlsbad, CA 92011
>> Phone: (760) 804-5757
>> Fax: (760) 804-5755
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
>> Pentney, Sandra
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:41 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Bibliography on the Archaeology of Internment Camps
>>
>>
>> Adrian,
>> I don't have any references to add to your list, but would love to get
> a
>> copy of the Bibliography when you are done! What geographic parameters
>> did you adhere to?
>>
>>
>>
>> Sandra Pentney, MA, RPA
>> [log in to unmask]
>> "Archaeologists are but the senile playboys of science rooting in the
>> rubbish heaps of antiquity." (Earnest A Hooton, Apes, Men and Morons,
>> 1938:218)
>>
>> Confidentiality Notice: The information in this message may be legally
>> privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient do
>> not read. Disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of any of the
>> information in, or attached, to this transmission is strictly
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>> recipient does not constitute a waiver of legal rights to privilege.
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>> you receive this message in error, please destroy the original
>> transmission without reading or saving. Thank you.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> Adrian Myers
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:23 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Bibliography on the Archaeology of Internment Camps
>>
>> Ten thousand apologies for cross-posting...
>>
>> ---------
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm compiling an annotated bibliography on "the archaeology of
>> internment camps", very loosely defined, and related areas of
> research.
>> I'm interested in any archaeological work on: concentration camps,
> death
>> camps, PoW camps, relocation centers, prisons, asylums, reform
> schools,
>> and other institutions.
>>
>> I'm particularly interested in those references that I may have missed
>> after the standard library and Google / Google Scholar searches: MA
> and
>> PhD dissertations, articles in less prominent and/or regional journals
>> and newsletters, and forthcoming publications for example. If you
> wrote
>> something yourself, please let me know - and if it's a "hard to find"
>> publication, I welcome a copy of the article itself.
>>
>> Also, even if there are no publications, I'm interested in hearing
> about
>> any ongoing projects in these areas of study.
>>
>> So as not to unnecessarily inundate 5000 inboxes, please be sure to
>> respond to me off-list. =)
>>
>> Many thanks in advance to all,
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>> --
>> Adrian T. Myers
>> PhD Student, Department of Anthropology
>> Stanford University
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:49:22 -0500
>> From: Jason Ramsey <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Suggestions for Chemical Residue Analysis
>>
>> I am a lab supervisor working with Shannon Dawdy on material from the
>> New Orleans French Quarter. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions
>> on how best to approach possible chemical residue analysis.
>>
>> We have a great deal of ceramic and bottle glass.
>> What techniques are most recommended to explore the use of
>> (unglazed) ceramic vessels in historic contexts?
>> And should the contents of bottles only be analyzed in the cases of
>> whole specimens or might bottle bases still retain detectable traces
> in
>> them?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jason Ramsey
>> University of Chicago
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:58:07 +0100
>> From: paul courtney <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Suggestions for Chemical Residue Analysis
>>
>> I think you need to find your residue analyst who should advise. This
>> needs to be done by a specialist not only in organic chemistry but
>> someone who appreciates the problems of archeological sampling and
>> chemical change over time. My father as a trainee chemist was taught
> if
>> you have to split taking a sample and analysing it between a labourer
>> and a Phd chemist get the chemist to take the sample and the labourer
> to
>> analyse it.
>>
>>
>> paul
>>
>> Jason Ramsey wrote:
>> > I am a lab supervisor working with Shannon Dawdy on material from
> the
>> > New Orleans French Quarter. I was wondering if anyone had
> suggestions
>>
>> > on how best to approach possible chemical residue analysis.
>> >
>> > We have a great deal of ceramic and bottle glass.
>> > What techniques are most recommended to explore the use of
>> > (unglazed) ceramic vessels in historic contexts?
>> > And should the contents of bottles only be analyzed in the cases of
>> > whole specimens or might bottle bases still retain detectable traces
>> > in them?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Jason Ramsey
>> > University of Chicago
>> >
>> >
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 18:34:45 -0400
>> From: "Pentney, Sandra" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Suggestions for Chemical Residue Analysis
>>
>> John,
>> Mary Malaniey has done a lot of research on extracting lipid residues
>> from prehistoric ceramic artifacts. Here are a couple of links for
> you:
>> http://www.archbase.org/residue/ToC.html
>> http://www.brandonu.ca/Native/mary_malainey.htm
>>
>>
>> Sandra Pentney, MA, RPA
>> "Archaeologists are but the senile playboys of science rooting in the
>> rubbish heaps of antiquity." (Earnest A Hooton, Apes, Men and Morons,
>> 1938:218)
>>
>> Confidentiality Notice: The information in this message may be legally
>> privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient do
>> not read. Disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of any of the
>> information in, or attached, to this transmission is strictly
>> prohibited. Receipt of this information by other than the intended
>> recipient does not constitute a waiver of legal rights to privilege.
> If
>> you receive this message in error, please destroy the original
>> transmission without reading or saving. Thank you.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> paul
>> courtney
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:58 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Suggestions for Chemical Residue Analysis
>>
>> I think you need to find your residue analyst who should advise. This
>> needs to be done by a specialist not only in organic chemistry but
>> someone who appreciates the problems of archeological sampling and
>> chemical change over time. My father as a trainee chemist was taught
> if
>> you have to split taking a sample and analysing it between a labourer
>> and a Phd chemist get the chemist to take the sample and the labourer
> to
>> analyse it.
>>
>>
>> paul
>>
>> Jason Ramsey wrote:
>> > I am a lab supervisor working with Shannon Dawdy on material from
> the
>> > New Orleans French Quarter. I was wondering if anyone had
> suggestions
>>
>> > on how best to approach possible chemical residue analysis.
>> >
>> > We have a great deal of ceramic and bottle glass.
>> > What techniques are most recommended to explore the use of
>> > (unglazed) ceramic vessels in historic contexts?
>> > And should the contents of bottles only be analyzed in the cases of
>> > whole specimens or might bottle bases still retain detectable traces
>> > in them?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Jason Ramsey
>> > University of Chicago
>> >
>> >
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> End of HISTARCH Digest - 6 Oct 2008 to 7 Oct 2008 (#2008-229)
>> *************************************************************
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Adrian T. Myers
> PhD Student, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University
>
> [log in to unmask]
> 1-650-387-6228
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