Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Von Wiegand, Karl H.
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, dispatches, writings and manuscripts, diaries, photographs, clippings, and printed matter relating to European diplomacy and German politics between the world wars, the Sino-Japanese War, the European theater in World War II, the Cold War, post-war Middle East, the Italo-Ethiopian War, and U.S. foreign policy.
- Extent:
- 101 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 43 envelopes, memorabilia (49.72 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English and German
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Karl H. Von Wiegand papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, dispatches, writings and manuscripts, diaries, photographs, clippings, and printed matter relating to European diplomacy and German politics between the world wars, the Sino-Japanese War, the European theater in World War II, the Cold War, post-war Middle East, the Italo-Ethiopian War, and U.S. foreign policy. Of note are pictures with Nazis, and correspondence, including love letters, with Lady Drummond-Hay. Includes material from Egypt, some from Shanghai and Wiegand's internment in Japan between 1942-1943. Also includes information about Wiegand's flights on the zeppelins.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1874 September 11 Born, Hessen, Germany1878 Immigrated with family to the United States, settled in Iowa1888 Naturalized as American citizen1896 Telegraph operator, Western Union, Chicago1902-1904 Staff member, San Francisco Examiner1907-1910 Manager, Western Division Office, Associated Press, San Francisco1911-1915 Correspondent, United Press Foreign staff, Berlin1914, November Interview with Admiral Tirpitz concerning German plans for submarine warfare1915, April 11 Interview with Pope Benedict XV concerning effort for peace1915-1917 War correspondent, New York World1917-1961 Foreign correspondent, Hearst Newspapers1928 Passenger, Graf Zeppelin, first trans-Atlantic flight1929 Passenger, Graf Zeppelin, first flight around the world1936 Passenger, Hindenburg, trans-Atlantic flight1940 Interview with Adolf Hitler concerning German view of the United States1942 Interned by the Japanese1943 Repatriated1961 Died, Zรผrich, Switzerland - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1975.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Boxes 104, OCM1, FH9, FH15 and memorabilia may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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], Karl H. Von Wiegand papers, [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