Finding aid for the Adolph Hitler last will and testament parody flyer 6260
Bo Doub
USC Libraries Special Collections
2022 April
Doheny Memorial Library 206
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Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Adolph Hitler last will and testament parody flyer
Creator:
La France Novelties
Creator:
D. Robins & Company
Identifier/Call Number: 6260
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear Feet
1 pamphlet binder
Date (inclusive): 1940s
Abstract: The Adolph Hitler last will and testament parody flyer is an illustrated parody of Hitler's will. The parody--titled "Last
Will and Testament of Adolph Hitler Alias Adolph Schickelgruber"--addresses both individuals and nations, including Benito
Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito, Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Göring, Joseph Goebbels, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, France,
England, and others. The immediate source of this acquisition, along with descriptions of similar flyers held elsewhere, credit
D. Robins & Company (New York) as the publisher of the flyer. However, D. Robins & Company is not printed on the flyer in
this collection. La France Novelties (Boston 13, Mass.) is printed on this flyer. The front of the flyer features caricatures
of Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito, Joseph Stalin, Uncle Sam, and Winston Churchill. The flyer is not dated,
but variations of the flyer described elsewhere are dated in the early 1940s.
Physical Description: Quarto. 2pp. 10 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches. Flyer folded three times to size of 5 x 3 1/2 inches.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: 1
The Adolph Hitler last will and testament parody flyer is an illustrated parody of Hitler's will. The parody--titled "Last
Will and Testament of Adolph Hitler Alias Adolph Schickelgruber"--addresses both individuals and nations, including Benito
Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito, Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Göring, Joseph Goebbels, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, France,
England, and others. The immediate source of this acquisition, along with descriptions of similar flyers held elsewhere, credit
D. Robins & Company (New York) as the publisher of the flyer. However, D. Robins & Company is not printed on the flyer in
this collection. La France Novelties (Boston 13, Mass.) is printed on this flyer. The front of the flyer features caricatures
of Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito, Joseph Stalin, Uncle Sam, and Winston Churchill. The flyer is not dated,
but variations of the flyer described elsewhere are dated in the early 1940s.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Adolph Hitler last will and testament parody flyer, Collection no. 6260, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller, March 1, 2022.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Caricatures and cartoons
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
Fliers (printed matter)
Printed ephemera
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Churchill, Winston (Winston Leonard Spencer), 1874-1965 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 -- Caricatures and cartoons