World War II subject collection, 1939-2004

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Abstract:: Leaflets, pamphlets, proclamations, clippings, propaganda, manuals, other printed matter, letters, reports, memoranda, maps, memorabilia, and miscellany relating to military operations and home front conditions in many countries during World War II, including material on military occupations, prisoners of war, and forced labor. Also includes material on resistance movements in various countries, especially France.
Extent:: 99 manuscript boxes, 4 card file boxes, 1 videocassette box, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 phonorecords, memorabilia (40.7 Linear Feet)
Language:: In various languages
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], World War II subject collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Leaflets, pamphlets, proclamations, clippings, propaganda, manuals, other printed matter, letters, reports, memoranda, maps, memorabilia, and miscellany relating to military operations and home front conditions in many countries during World War II, including material on military occupations, prisoners of war, and forced labor. Also includes material on resistance movements in various countries, especially France.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in various years.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
World War, 1939-1945 -- France
Prisoners of war
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor
World War, 1939-1945 -- Occupied territories
World War, 1939-1945
Video tapes
Sound recordings

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], World War II subject collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US