Overview of the Emperor William II correspondence
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Emperor William II correspondence
Date (inclusive): 1925
Collection Number: XX382
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 2 envelopes, 1 framed photograph
(0.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Copies of letters from William II, relating to European diplomacy before World War I. Includes an autographed portrait of
William II in 1912; photographs of William II in Morocco in 1905, with Theodore Roosevelt in 1910, and with Paul von Hindenburg
and Erich Ludendorff during World War I; and curtains from the railroad car of William II.
Creator:
William, German Emperor, II, 1859-1941
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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Use
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Emperor William II correspondence, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library &
Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
German emperor and king of Prussia, 1888-1918.
Scope and Content of Collection
Copies of letters from William II, relating to European diplomacy before World War I. Includes an autographed portrait of
William II in 1912; photographs of William II in Morocco in 1905, with Theodore Roosevelt in 1910, and with Paul von Hindenburg
and Erich Ludendorff during World War I; and curtains from the railroad car of William II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pictorial works
World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1888-1918
Europe -- History -- 1871-1918
Hindenburg, Paul von, 1847-1934
Ludendorff, Erich, 1865-1937
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Material not yet described
box 1
Material not yet described
envelope A
1 photo of Kaiser Wilhelm II with Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff during World War I
envelope mB dr.3
4 photos of Kaiser Wilhelm II with Theodore Roosevelt in 1910; 1 photo of Kaiser Wilhelm II in Morocco in 1905
envelope 9.cab
1 framed and autographed portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1912. Presented to Mayor William Jay Gaynor of New York
