Gesamtverband Deutscher Antikommunistischer Vereinigungen records, 1891-1945

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Summary

Creators:
Gesamtverband deutscher antikommunistischer Vereinigungen
Abstract:
Writings, reports, and clippings, relating to the international communist movement and to Jews.
Extent:
227 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 4 oversize boxes (99.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
German
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Gesamtverband deutscher antikommunistischer Vereinigungen records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of writings, reports, and clippings relating to the international communist movement and to Jews was assembled by the Gesamtverband Deutscher Antikommunistischer Vereinigungen, a German governmental anti-communist and anti-Semitic propaganda agency affiliated with the Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda. It was used as an intelligence source on the communist movement worldwide, and provided fuel for the ministry's propaganda campaigns. Most of the material is in German.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in four series: News Clippings, Monitoring Reports, Manuscripts, and Printed Matter and Photographs.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Originals closed; microfilm use only. 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], Gesamtverband deutscher antikommunistischer Vereinigungen records, [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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