Research & Archives
Research guides, newsletters, and archival material to support your investigations into escape-line history.
Find the documentary backbone of ELMS: newsletters, annual reports, recommended archives and partner organisations. Start with the Research Hub, then browse the newsletters and book reviews for leads.
- Helpers – The men and women who formed the escape lines—couriers, guides, safe-house families and resistance leaders.
- Society Newsletters – Digitised editions of the ELMS newsletter and commemorative journal.
- Articles – Long-form research pieces written by members and historians.
- Book Reviews – Reading suggestions from the Young ELMS programme.
- Other Escape & Evasion Sites – Organisations and sites with links to Escape & Evasion.
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Other Escape & Evasion Sites
Organisations and sites with links to Escape & Evasion There are many organisations dealing with subjects linked to escape and evasion in WW2. The following sites may be good places to begin research,…
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This hub links to research material on the men and women who formed the escape lines—couriers, guides, safe house families and resistance leaders. Use the resources below to trace individual stories o…
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Reading recommendations from Young ELMS participants and ELMS members, featuring escape line histories, wartime stories, and memoirs.
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Deep dives into the lives, operations and legacies of those who made the escape lines possible. Written by ELMS members, historians and descendants, these articles bring archival research to life with…
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Society Newsletters ELMS Newsletters are produced and distributed to members quarterly. They detail the calendar of events, articles, personal stories, reports from events and trails, research, photog…
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