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Zoller (Curt J.) Churchill Collection: Printed Materials and
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Curt J. Zoller Churchill collection: printed materials and ephemera
Creator:
Zoller, Curt J., 1920-2014
Identifier/Call Number: 609303
Physical Description:
22.21 Linear Feet
(6 document boxes, 9 flat boxes, and 3 telescope
boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1903-2010, bulk
1930-1966
Abstract: The Curt J. Zoller Churchill
collection: printed materials and ephemera contains approximately 550 items related to
British statesman Winston Churchill (1874-1965). The items date from 1903 to 2010 and
consist of articles from a variety of periodicals by and about Churchill, the text of
speeches delivered by Churchill, ephemera, audio and visual materials, and printed World War
II propaganda in a variety of languages.
Language of Material: Materials are mostly in English,
with some Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Luxembourgish, and
Norwegian.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Curt J. Zoller Churchill collection: printed materials and
ephemera, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Curt J. Zoller, 2005-2010.
Biographical Note on Winston Churchill
Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) was one of the most prominent politicians of the 20th
century. He was first elected to the British Parliament in 1900 and went on to serve as
First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-1915, 1939-1940), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1924-1929),
Leader of the Conservative Party (1940-1955), and twice as Prime Minister (1940-1945,
1951-1955), among numerous other positions. Churchill also wrote dozens of books and
articles, including memoirs, biographies, and histories, and received the Nobel Prize in
Literature in 1953.
Biographical Note on Curt J. Zoller
Curt J. Zoller (1920-2014) was a scholar of Winston Churchill and book collector in
Southern California. His works included the
Annotated Bibliography of
Works about Sir Winston S. Churchill
(2004) and
Becoming
Winston Churchill: the untold story of young Winston and his American Mentor
(2009)
with Michael McMenamin.
Processed by Kate Peck on August 28, 2015.
This collection contains approximately 550 printed items, covering a span of 1903 to 2010,
with articles and the texts of speeches by British statesman Winston Churchill, articles and
pieces of propaganda about Churchill, and a variety of ephemera and audio and visual
materials related to Churchill. These materials were collected by Churchill scholar Curt J.
Zoller and form a subsection of the Curt J. Zoller Churchill Collection. The focus of the
Zoller Collection is the literary and rhetorical works of Winston Churchill, though they are
obviously closely tied to his political life.
Notably, the collection includes 165 pieces of printed propaganda leaflets from World War
II, particularly in Dutch, English, French, and German. Most have a portrait, quote, or
article about Churchill. Many of these fliers were intended for aerial delivery. The
collection also includes issues of newspapers providing extensive coverage of the London
Printers' Strike of 1911 (when Churchill was Home Secretary) and the Great Britain General
Strike of 1926 (when Churchill was Chancellor of the Exchequer).
The periodicals, pamphlets, and clippings in the collection are a mixture of articles and
speeches by Churchill (with a large number printed in
Colliers
and
Reader's digest), a few articles about Churchill, and
international coverage of Churchill's funeral in 1965.
The ephemera includes commemorative coins and trinkets, stamped envelopes, photographs of
Churchill and people at Churchill-related events, reproductions of documents from
Churchill's life, postcards, calendars, two LP albums, and a talking Winston Churchill
action figure. The audiovisual materials include VHS tapes with programs on Churchill and
recordings of lectures about Churchill, while the audio items are mostly recordings of
Churchill's speeches. Some of the posters are reproductions of photographs or paintings of
Churchill, while the others are informational or announce Churchill-related events.
When applicable, entries include reference numbers for
A bibliography
of the works of Sir Winston Churchill KG, OM, CH
(St Paul's Bibliographies, 1979) by
Frederick Woods.
Related materials in the Huntington Library
Other items in the Curt J. Zoller Churchill collection can be searched in the
Huntington Library Online Catalog as
a whole under the collection name in subject: Curt J. Zoller Churchill collection.
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Periodicals, pamphlets, and clippings, 1903-2010
- Series 2. Propaganda flyers, 1939-1945
- Series 3. Newspapers, 1911, 1926
- Series 4. Ephemera, approximately 1965-2006
- Series 5. Audiovisual materials, 1964-2002
- Series 6. Posters, approximately 1990-2008
Individual items are described in the container list in the following format (when
applicable):
Title, date, language of material, publisher and location of publication, author, editor,
related content page(s), Woods bibliography number, notes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Europe – Politics and government – 1918-1945
Great Britain – Foreign relations – 1936-1945
Reconstruction (1914-1939)
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
Strikes and lockouts -- Great Britain
General Strike, Great Britain, 1926
Great Britain
England
London (England)
France
Germany
Journals (periodicals)
Magazines (periodicals)
Periodicals.
Churchill, Winston,
1874-1965
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David),
1890-1969
British Broadcasting Corporation,
publisher
Crowell Publishing Company, publisher
George Newnes, Limited, publisher
Illustrated London News & Sketch,
publisher
P. F. Collier & Son Corporation,
publisher
Stationery Office (Great Britain),
publisher
Time, inc., publisher
Times Publishing Company Ltd.,
publisher
Zentralverlag der NSDAP, publisher