PSM Data Bank for the Preparation of History Class (Primary Sources Survey: 20th Century, International, Belgium)

Primary Sources
20th Century \| Central Europe \| Belgien
Colonialism	[P\|S\|M]
Cattier over de toestand in Congo in de jaren 1900 (on the conditions in the Congo in the years 1900), from HISTORISCHE TEKSTEN Frederick Starr (Amerikaans journalist) Rubberschandalen in Congo (extracts from Truth about the Congo, 1907), from HISTORISCHE TEKSTEN Boudewijn (1930-1993, k. België 1950/51-1993) : Radiotoespraak over de hervormingen in Belgisch-Kongo (Brussel, 13 januari 1959) (King Baudouin I., Radio address on the reforms in Belgian Congo, Jan. 13th 1959), from HISTORISCHE TEKSTEN Boudewijn (1930-1993, k. België 1950/51-1993) : Toespraak bij de onafhankelijkheidsfeesten van Congo (Kinsjasa, 30 juni 1960) (König Baudouin I., Radio address at the celebration of Congolese independence, June 30th 1960), from HISTORISCHE TEKSTEN Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961, Congolese Prime Minister 1960) : Reactie op de toespraak van koning Boudewijn bij de onafhankelijkheidfeesten van Congo (Kinsjasa, 30 juni 1960) (Reaction on King Baudouin I.'s address at the celebration of Congolese independence), from HISTORISCHE TEKSTEN Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961, Congolese Prime Minister 1960) : Toast uitgesproken op de lunch aangeboden aan koning Boudewijn (Kinsjasa, 30 juni 1960) (enkele uren na zijn ophefmakende redevoering) (Toast at the Lunch offered to honour King Baudouin I., 30. 6. 1960, a few gours after the beforementioned speeches), from HISTORISCHE TEKSTEN
1900-1913	[P\|S\|M]
Ons Volk Ontwaakt (Our People Arise; Flemish magazine published 1911-1913, selected articles), posted by Pros Robaer
World War I	[P\|S\|M]
General Leman's Letter to King Albert I, August 7th 1914, from Firstworldwar.com German Request for Free Passage through Belgium, and the Belgian Response, 2-3 August 1914, from Firstworldwar.com The Belgian Grey Book, Diplomatic Correspondence Respecting the War , July 24 - August 29, 1914, from World War I Document Archive A letter addressed by the Lord Bishop of Liege, to Commandant Bayer, Governor of Liege, under date of August 18, 1914 Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum (Appealing for Peace), Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV promulgated on 1 November 1914, from Global Catholic Network "The Christmas Truce, 1914" , from Tom Morgan's Hellfire corner Cardinal Mercier, Patriotism and Endurance, pastoral letter, to be read in the first Holy Mass of 1915 throughout the diocesis Letter from Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines (Mechelen), Belgium to Their Eminences the Cardinals and Their Lordships the Bishops of Germany, Bavaria, and Austria-Hungary , November 24, 1915 A letter from his Eminence Cardinal Mercier, Archbischop of Malines, to the Kreischef of the district of Malines, under date January 24, 1915 A communication from His Eminence the Cardinal of Malines, forwarded to the General Government through the agency of Adjutant von Flemming, under date February 10, 1915 Correspondence of the Cardinal of Malines with His Excellency the German Governor-General on the question of outrages suffered by the nuns. On Belgium, based on historical and personal experiences, by K. Lamprecht, shorthand manuscript of a lecture held on March 4th 1915 in Dresden) Bijlage 10: Verslag oorlog 1914-1918 door pastoor Jacobs (Pastor Jacobs, Parish Weelde, reports on the events in his parish during World War I), posted by Heemkundekring Nicolaus Poppelius A list of Belgian communities which have suffered pillage, incendiarism, imprisonment or massacre of part of their population and/or sacrileges of their churchs Cardinal Mercier, "Infractions of the Hague Convention Cardinal Mercier, "For Our Soldiers" , July 21st 1916 Cardinal Mercier, "The Voice of God" , 1916 "Belgium Enslaved", Correspondence between Cardinal Mercier and the German Commanders , 1916 The Holy See and the Deportations , 29. November 1916 US 1918 WW I poster: Remember Belgium, posted by Library of Congress Underground Press "De Stem uit Opwijk" A regularly produced handwritten underground publication, which like a local gazette informs about the events in the village of Opwijk, occupied by the Germans, to those soldiers who fight for Belgium against Germany. 32 issues, in Flemish Trench Warfare Het oorlogsdagboek 1914-1918 van Louis Lindemans (The War Diary of Louis Lindemans 1914-1918), from Heemkring Opwijk-Mazenzele Dr. John Mccrae (Canadian, 1872-1918) In Flanders Fields, from University of Toronto Libraries Belgian pamphlet, call on the Belgian soldiers to expel the Germans in the Final Offensive of 1918, faksimile, in Dutch, posted by ABLDepot war-themed postal cards The World War - Namur under Artillery Fire Armée belge. Chasseur à cheval (Jaeger on Horse) Ypres. - Les Halles Near Ypres, Campaign 1914/15. The Bryce Report, Report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages De parochie Zepperen tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog Zepperen Parish (Belgium, Dioceses of Liege) in World War I, annonymous chronicle, 1919 posted by Webwijzer van Zepperen, in Dutch; anonymous account of the history of the parish during WW I Protocol relating to the Accession of Belgium and Portugal to Certain Provisions of Instruments signed at Lausanne, and Declarations by Belgium and Portugal, Lausanne, 24 July 1923, from Australian Treaty Series Women during WWI The Bryce Report, Report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages from World War I Document Archiv from Avalon Project
The Twenties	[P\|S\|M]
Polish Poster advertising the Olympic Games in Antwerp, 1920, posted by Library of Congress
World War II	[P\|S\|M]
Papers of the Belgian Council of Ministers, by Cabinet, 1916-1949 in Dutch, pdf-files Sur l'invasion de la Belgique (Witness Report on the German Invasion of Belgium, by Belgian J. Halleux) posted by A propos de la 2e Guerre Mondiale, in French POW World War II Witness Report by Belgian P.O.W. J. Halleux on the P.O.W. camp Stalag XI B Fallingbostel (Germany), posted by A propos de la 2e Guerre Mondiale Witness Report by Belgian P.O.W. J. Halleux on events at Hodenhagen 1944 (Germany), posted by A propos de la 2e Guerre Mondiale Witness Report by Belgian P.O.W. J. Halleux on on the liberation 1945, posted by A propos de la 2e Guerre Mondiale A collection of sketches by Belgian P.O.W. Dominique Crespin on Stalag XVII A Kaisersteinbruch (Austria), posted on the site Stalag XVII A Kaisersteinbruch, text in French First regulations for P.O.W. workers in the coal mines (approx. 1946) Christmas pamphlet, issued for German P.O.W.s (handed out at the Camp of Tertre, Hainaut, Belgium) Sketch of the P.O.W. Camp at Tertre (Belgium, Province Hennegau (Hainaut) approx. 1946) Picture Postcard of the P.O.W. Camp at Tertre (Belgium, Province Hennegau (Hainaut) approx. 1946) Notification that the prisoner immediately had to report to the group leader, P.O.W. Camp Tertre, 1946 First Camp Exhibition, P.O.W. Camp at Tertre (Belgium, Province Hennegau (Hainaut) approx. 1946) Letter to Prisoner of war (1947)
Post-war period (1945-49)	[P\|S\|M]
Judgement : The Invasion of Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg, from Avalon Project North Atlantic Treaty; April 4, 1949, from Avalon Project , also from NATO July 18, 1951: King Leopold abdicates, from The Hindu, Online edition of India's National Newspaper
since 1950	[P\|S\|M]
International Treaties The North Atlantic Treaty, 1949, from Nato Basic Texts , from Avalon Project , from Modern History Sourcebook Poster concerning the Plebiscite on the Matter regarding the King March 15, 1950 Treaty of Rome, 1957 as amended by subsequent treaties, from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Convention from 19 June 1990, applying the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic, on the Gradual Abolition of checks at their Common Borders, from Council of the European Union Treaty of Maastricht 1992 (Faksimile) from DHM-Berlin
Reference	[P\|S\|M]
Papers of the Belgian Council of Ministers, by Cabinet, 1916-1949 in Dutch, pdf-files History of Belgium -- Primary Documents, from Eurodocs Primary Sources World War I in french Language, from Cliotexte World War I Document Archive List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Belgium, from ILO, 90 docs. since 1919, in English Primary Sources Belgium: 19th Century, PSM-Data
Belgium: 18/19th Century	[P\|S\|M]
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