Esther Walker collection, 1930-1945

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Summary

Creators:
Walker, Esther
Abstract:
Printed matter and photographs relating to the German national socialist leader Heinrich Himmler. Includes autographs by Himmler, photographs of Himmler's house in Bavaria, and a Himmler family photograph album. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box (1.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
In German and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Esther Walker collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Printed matter and photographs relating to the German national socialist leader Heinrich Himmler. Includes autographs by Himmler, photographs of Himmler's house in Bavaria, and a Himmler family photograph album.

Biographical / historical:

Collected by Esther Walker, the captain of a Red Cross group assigned to the Third Army Occupation troops and assigned to live in Heinrich Himmler's summer home in Bavaria after the war.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1996.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Esther Walker collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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