Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lewy, Guenter, 1923-
- Abstract:
- Bulletins, newsletters, serial issues, university catalogues, books, pamphlets, reports, and photocopies of correspondence, minutes and military documents, relating to university education and student radicalism in West Germany, especially at the Universitat Bremen; and the American peace movement, especially activities of the American Friends Service Committee, the Fellowship of Reconciliation and other pacifist groups in relation to the Vietnamese War and to governmental national security programs in the United States.
- Extent:
- 21 manuscript boxes (6.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English and German
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Guenter Lewy collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of bulletins, newsletters, newspaper clippings, books, serial issues, university catalogues, pamphlets, reports, and photocopies of correspondence, minutes and military documents, relating to university education and student radicalism in West Germany, especially at the Universitat Bremen; and the American peace movement, especially activities of the American Friends Service Committee, the Fellowship of Reconciliation and other pacifist groups in relation to the Vietnamese War and to governmental national security programs in the United States.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1985.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Peace
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Pacifism -- United States
Education -- Germany (West)
Internal security -- United States
Universities and colleges -- Germany (West)
Radicalism -- Germany (West)
Student movements -- Germany (West) - Names:
- American Friends Service Committee
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.)
Universität Bremen
Lewy, Guenter, 1923-
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Guenter Lewy collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563