Inventory of the Erich Knapp papers

Finding aid prepared by Sally DeBauche
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Erich Knapp papers
Date (inclusive): 1905-2005
Collection Number: 2000C32
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: German
Physical Description: 119 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes, 1 card file box (58.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, financial records, press releases, bulletins, newsletters, serial issues, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to West German foreign policy, political conditions in West Germany and reunified Germany, political aspects of Islam, and promotion of world peace through Islam.
Creator: Knapp, Erich
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 in 2000.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Erich Knapp papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

1932, April 13: Born, Heppenheim, Germany
1950-1952: Member of Bund Deutscher Jugend
1952: Graduated from high school
1954-1955: Attended University of Kansas on a Fullbright Scholarship
1955-1957: Studied political science, sociology, and history at Hamburg and Frankfurt Universities
1957-1958: Worked as a journalist at Frankfurter Neue Presse
1961-1963: Worked at IBM Deutschland in Sindelfingen
1963-1974: Served as Press Attaché in the West German Foreign Ministry (Auswärtiges Amt), posted at Bonn, Germany, and subsequently at N'Djamena, Chad; Lagos, Nigeria; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Cairo, Egypt
1980-1981: Served on executive committee of the German Green Party (Die Grünen)
2006: Died

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection documents the political career of Erich Knapp through correspondence, writings, financial records, press releases, bulletins, newsletters, serial issues, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to West German foreign policy, political conditions in West Germany and reunified Germany, political aspects of Islam, and promotion of world peace through Islam.
The collection contains records primarily related to Die Grünen, the Sozialdemokratische Partei, the German Foreign Ministry (Auswärtiges Amt), as well as a number of other German political organizations. Another main focus of the collection is on Knapp's advocacy of Muslim communities both in Germany and internationally. He belonged to several organizations that sought to promote religious tolerance and political equality for Muslims, including Tauhid Stiftung, Preussischer Nationalkongress, and Project Musa.
The collection is divided into twenty five series based on form and subject according to Knapp's involvement in various organizations and political parties. The Correspondence series consists of Knapp's personal and professional communications with individuals, government agencies, and religious organizations. The Printed Matter series consists primarily of newsletters, journals, magazines, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings related to German politics and culture as well as various religious themes. The Auswärtiges Amt series consists of correspondence and printed matter related to Knapp's career in the German Foreign Ministry.
There are several series devoted to various members of Knapp's immediate family, including his mother and father, Philipp Knapp and Luise Knapp respectively, and his wife, Ellen Knapp. A Biographical File consists of Knapp's personal identification materials and newspaper clippings related to Heppenheim, Germany, Knapp's place of birth.
The Writings series consists of drafts of essays and books on topics related to politics and religion, as well as handwritten notes on various subjects.
The Photographs and Negatives series consists of photographs, negatives, and photo albums containing images documenting Knapp's family vacations and political activities.
A handful of series relate to Knapp's involvement in various German political parties and organizations, including the Aktionprogramm der Sozialistischen Welteuropäischen Partei, the Bund Deutscher Jugend, the Christian Democratic Union of Germany/Christian Socialist Union of Bavaria, the Deutsche Gruppe der Liberalen Weltunion, Die Grünen, Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold/Bund Aktiver Demokraten, and various groups advocating for Rheinland Independence.
Lastly a group of series document Knapp's involvement with various religious organizations, including the Pressischer Nationalkongress, the Tauhid Stiftung, and Project Musa.
Whenever possible, the original folder titles given by the creator have been maintained. Within individual folders, materials have been kept in their original order as accumulated by the creator. Consequently, there is a great diversity in the forms of materials within individual folders; for example, correspondence files often contain newspaper clippings, pamphlets, or other items.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Peace
Journalists
Germany (West) -- Foreign relations
Germany (West) -- Politics and government
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990-
Islam and world politics
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Grünen (Political party)
Bund Deutscher Jugend
Freie Demokratische Partei
Germany (West). Auswärtiges Amt

 

Luise Knapp File 1905-1988

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and personal identification documents related to Erich Knapp's mother, Luise Knapp (neé Hunold).
box 1, folder 1-2

Correspondence 1955-1975

box 1, folder 3

Philipp Knapp funeral receipts 1974

box 1, folder 4

Obituaries 1982

box 1, folder 5

Newspaper clippings 1988

box 1, folder 6

Identification documents, portraits, children's drawings 1905, 1941, 1968, undated

 

Philipp Knapp File 1905-1975

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal identification documents, and ephemera related to Knapp's father, Philipp Knapp, particulary to his fiftieth anniversary serving as director of the regional health insurance office.
box 1

Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse correspondence 1923-1963

box 2, folder 1-7

Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse correspondence 1923-1963

box 2

Congratulatory correspondence 1964

box 3, folder 1-2

Congratulatory correspondence 1964

box 1, folder 10-12

General correspondence 1923-1954

box 1, folder 6

Identification documents, portraits, children's drawings 1905, 1941, 1968, undated

box 1, folder 10

Newspaper clippings 1953-1973

box 121, folder 4

School notebook undated

box 1, folder 7-9

Passports 1927, 1953, 1973

map_case 

Work anniversary certificates 1954, 1964

box 2, folder 8-9

Work anniversary certificates 1954, 1964

box 121, folder 1

Work anniversary certificates 1954, 1964

 

Ellen Knapp File 2001

Scope and Contents note

Consists of the personal correspondence of Ellen Knapp (neé Rösgen), Knapp's wife.
box 3, folder 3

Congratulatory correspondence undated

box 3, folder 4

General correspondence 2001

 

Biographical File 1931-1998

Scope and Contents note

Consists of personal idenfication documents and other personal items, as well as correpondence, newspaper clippings, and various printed materials related to Heppenheim, Germany, Knapp's place of birth.
box 120, folder 1-2

Children's drawings 1967

box 121, folder 4

Children's drawings 1967

box 3, folder 8

Wallet, drawings 1952, undated

map_case 

Home architectural plans 1960

box 3, folder 9

Horoscopes 1995, undated

box 3, folder 10

Identification card 1966

box 3, folder 11

Datebook 1974

box 3, folder 12

Passport 1992

 

Heppenheim File 1931-1981

box 49, folder 3-5

Correspondence 1992-1997

box 4, folder 1-4

Informational pamphlets, emphera 1931-1966

box 4, folder 5

Newspaper clippings, children's drawings 1974-1998, undated

box 48

Newspaper clippings, children's drawings 1974-1998, undated

box 49, folder 1-2

Newspaper clippings, children's drawings 1974-1998, undated

 

Photographs and Negatives 1919-1981

Scope and Contents note

Consists of family photographs and vacation photographs taken at various locations including Spain, France, Portugal, Morocco, and Switzerland. This series also contains a commemorative collection of photographs documenting the 1936 Olympic Games that took place in Berlin.
box 4

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 5

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 6

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 7

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 8, folder 1-12

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 119

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 123

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 124

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 125

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 126

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 127

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 128

Various vacations and family 1919-1981

box 8, folder 13-15

1936 Olympics commemorative photograph collection undated

box 121, folder 2

Oversized photograph of unknown German town undated

 

Correspondence 1947-2005

Scope and Contents note

Consists of both personal and professional correspondence with political and religious organizations, government offices, and individuals. Correspondence has been kept in original order as designated by the creator, who at times grouped correspondence together based on subject matter, sender, or format. This series contains four subseries of General correspondence that were arranged alphabetically by the creator according to subject matter or the name of the individual or organization with whom Knapp corresponded.
box 55, folder 4

African matters 1991

box 55, folder 8

Al-Monsour, Khalid Abdullah Tariq 1991-1998

box 84, folder 8

Baha'i matters 1985-1988

box 50, folder 1-4

Berufsverbot 1974-1980

box 91, folder 1

Bonhoeffer, Walter 1977

box 56, folder 3

Bund Freier Bürger 1994-1997

box 111

Bundesrepublik Deutschland lawsuit correspondence 1976-1980, 1999-2004

box 112, folder 1-2

Bundesrepublik Deutschland lawsuit correspondence 1976-1980, 1999-2004

box 48, folder 2-4

Bürgerpartei 1979

box 74, folder 1-5

Congratulatory 1956-1962, undated

box 61, folder 5-6

Conrad Ahlers controversy 1972-1973

box 91, folder 12

Czechoslovakia 1972

box 56, folder 4

Deutschland Konfrenz 1994

box 71, folder 1-2

Deutschland Stiftung 1984

box 31, folder 5

Frankfurter Neue Presse 1953-1959

box 41, folder 1-2

Free International University 1972, 1976-1978

box 40, folder 3

Freiheitsbund 1960-1973

box 47, folder 6-8

Friedenspolitik 1980-1982

box 3, folder 5-7

From Erich Knapp to Ellen Knapp 1957-1964

box 33, folder 1-2

From Erich Knapp to Ellen Knapp 1957-1964

box 102

From Erich Knapp to Ellen Knapp 1957-1964

box 103, folder 1-7

From Erich Knapp to Ellen Knapp 1957-1964

box 97

Gauck-Behörde 1993-2001

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence relating to Knapp's request for access to personal files collected by the former East German secret police, the Stasi. The federal agency tasked with maintaining the files after the reunification of Germany was officially called Der Bundesbeauftragte für die Stasi-Unterlagen, but was often informally refered to by the name of the incumbent commissioner of the office, who at the time was Joachim Gauck.
box 98, folder 1

Gauck-Behörde 1993-2001

box 22

General correspondence 1947-2005

box 23

General correspondence 1947-2005

box 24

General correspondence 1947-2005

box 25, folder 1-10

General correspondence 1947-2005

box 92, folder 5

General correspondence 1947-2005

 

General correspondence, alphabetical, I 1956-1972

box 19, folder 1

A-D

box 19, folder 2

E-K

box 19, folder 3

L-R

box 19, folder 4

S

box 19, folder 5

S-Sch

box 19, folder 6

St-Z

 

General correspondence, alphabetical, II 1953-1970

box 19, folder 7

A-B

box 19, folder 8

C-G

box 20, folder 1

H-J

box 20, folder 2

J

box 20, folder 3-4

K

box 20, folder 5

L-M

box 20, folder 6

N-S

box 20, folder 7

S-St

box 20, folder 8

T-Z

 

General correspondence, alphabetical, III 1968-1973

box 21, folder 1

A-B

box 21, folder 2

C-J

box 21, folder 3

K-L

box 21, folder 4

M-Sch

box 21, folder 5

St-Z

 

General correspondence, alphabetical, VI 1969-1982

box 21, folder 6

A-E

box 21, folder 7

G-H

box 21, folder 8

I-J

box 22, folder 1

K

box 22, folder 2

L-S

box 22, folder 3

Sch-Z

box 109, folder 7

Gesellschaft für Musikalische Aufführungs 1994-1995

box 97, folder 5

Giordano, Ralph 1988-1992

box 40, folder 7

Havemann, Robert 1977

box 94

Horst Lummert defamation lawsuit 1997-2002

box 95

Horst Lummert defamation lawsuit 1997-2002

box 96

Horst Lummert defamation lawsuit 1997-2002

box 97, folder 1-2

Horst Lummert defamation lawsuit 1997-2002

box 40, folder 6

International Atomic Energy Agency 1966

box 40, folder 8

Iranian Embassy invitation 1996

box 56, folder 2

Islamic matters 1997-1999

box 104

Islamic matters 1997-1999

box 105

Islamic matters 1997-1999

box 106

Islamic matters 1997-1999

box 107

Islamic matters 1997-1999

box 108, folder 1

Islamic matters 1997-1999

box 113, folder 4-6

Keitel, Ulrich 1955-1970

box 40, folder 9

Kluthe, H.A. 1963-1967

box 34

Knapp Family 1963-1964

box 35, folder 1

Knapp Family 1963-1964

box 71, folder 4

Knapp Family 1963-1964

box 33, folder 3

Landessozialgericht 1961

box 47, folder 4-5

Letters of condolence for Luise Knapp's death 1982

box 90, folder 6

Lüling, Günter 1977, 1989-1992

box 98

Lummert, Horst 1981-2004

box 99

Lummert, Horst 1981-2004

box 100

Lummert, Horst 1981-2004

box 101, folder 1-2

Lummert, Horst 1981-2004

box 74, folder 7

Nazis in the Freie Demokratische Partei 1962-1964

box 91, folder 10

Pfaff, Ivan 1971-1971

box 86, folder 3

Philosophical matters 1995-1996

box 41, folder 3-5

Postcards 1958-1987

box 94, folder 1-4

Publishing 2002-2003

box 33, folder 9

Rheinischer Merkur 1953-1969

box 43, folder 1

Schliesen 1992

box 40, folder 10

"Der Spiegel" and "Stern," 1964-1965

box 91, folder 11

Sudetenland Germans 1971

box 71, folder 3

Unemployment 1974-1980

box 101, folder 5-6

Unternehmansgruppe Tengelmann 1991-1994

box 91, folder 1

Walkoff, Karl Heinz 1972-1973

box 91, folder 7

Weizsäcker, Carl Friedrich von 1977

box 9, folder 1

Worch, Christian 1997-1998

 

Printed Matter 1915-2005

Scope and Contents note

Consists primarily of German political, cultural, and religious publications.
 

Commemorative postcard collections undated

box 32, folder 6

"Deutsches Leben in 5 Jahrhunderten," undated

box 32, folder 7

"Raubstaat England," undated

box 32, folder 8

"Gestalten der Weltgeschichte," undated

box 32, folder 9

Heppenheim undated

box 9, folder 2

Die Aktion 1983

box 26

Aktuell 1961-1962

box 27, folder 1-2

Aktuell 1961-1962

box 110, folder 1

Am Zeitstrand 1997-1998

box 115, folder 5

Anti-Semitism and Emotional Disorder 1950

box 120, folder 4

Art reproduction collections 1967, undated

box 112, folder 6

Auf dem Wege nach Weimar und von Weimar nach Potsdam undated

box 113, folder 1

Bonn Koblenzer Strasse 1967

box 121, folder 6

Bonner Extra-Dienst 1982

box 117, folder 2

Bonns Graue Eminenzen 1970

box 34, folder 5

Die Brücke 1965-1969

box 84, folder 9-10

Bundesrepublik Deutschland reports 1960-1968

box 117, folder 3

Bundestag election results 1969

box 114, folder 2

Bundesverfassungsgericht 1977-1978

box 92, folder 4

Centurio 1993

box 62, folder 4

Christian Democratic Union posters 1981

box 58, folder 5

Collection of essays on communism 1962

box 122, folder 3

Collection of etchings of Königsberg undated

box 14, folder 1

Constitutions of various countries 1919-1946, undated

box 33, folder 7

"Contre l'Europe germano-americaine et l'election d'un parliament et son service," 1975

box 40, folder 1-2

Demokratische Partei Saar newspaper clippings 1959-1980

box 114, folder 1

"Dem Deutschen Volk: Der Reichstag in der deutschen Geschichte," undated

box 122, folder 2

Der Deutsche Rhein, photograph collection 1968

box 97, folder 3-4

Deutsche Studentenzeitung 1953

box 116, folder 5

Die Deutschland Stiftung e.V. 1978

box 113, folder 2

Diplomaten ohne Nimbus! 1970

box 112, folder 7

"Du und die Seele deines Kindes," 1929

box 55, folder 5

Environmental pamphlets 1983-1991

box 101

Der Ewige Bund, newsletter and related correspondence 2000-2002

box 102, folder 1-2

Der Ewige Bund, newsletter and related correspondence 2000-2002

box 117, folder 5

Exhibition program and related newspaper clippings 1964, undated

box 112, folder 3

Die Fehlwege Deutscher Geschichte, with related correspondence 1966, undated

box 62, folder 1

French archaeological guide 1986

box 47, folder 1

Führer durch das braune Bonn 1969

box 41, folder 8

"Fünf Tage im Schwarzwald," undated

box 118, folder 3

Für die Freiheit eine Gasse 2003

box 120, folder 6

German commemorative historical magazine circa 1950s,

box 118, folder 1

German cultural pamphlets 1987-1990

box 50, folder 7

German press correspondent member directories 1988

box 60

German and French leftist political writings and related correspondence 1977-1981

box 61, folder 1-4

German and French leftist political writings and related correspondence 1977-1981

box 10, folder 2-3

"Die Glocke," 1915-1917

box 56, folder 8

Greek book illustrations undated

box 35, folder 3

Gustav Heinemann commemorative magazine undated

box 91, folder 13

Gustav Heinemann Iran trip controversy and related correspondence 1971

box 47, folder 2

Haben die deutschen Diplomaten versagt 1959

box 120, folder 3

"Höchst am Main," reproduction of drawing undated

box 56, folder 1

Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front pamphlets 1991-1992

box 33, folder 8

Internet printouts related to the Taliban 2001

box 93, folder 7-8

Der Islam und die Bestimmung des Menschen, photocopy of book 1987

box 122, folder 1

Kämpfende Kunst 1977

box 112, folder 4

Der Katastrophenweg der Deutsche Geschichte 1947

box 112, folder 5

Konservativ! 1953

box 41, folder 9

König der Welt, photocopy of book 1956

box 92, folder 3

Kriegsweinacht, songbook 1941

box 101, folder 4

Die Krisis der Neuzeit, photocopy of book undated

box 37

Kuckuck, and related correspondence 1979-2001

box 38

Kuckuck, and related correspondence 1979-2001

box 39, folder 1-6

Kuckuck, and related correspondence 1979-2001

box 56, folder 5-7

Kuckuck, and related correspondence 1979-2001

box 97, folder 6-8

Kuckuck, and related correspondence 1979-2001

box 110

Kuckuck, and related correspondence 1979-2001

box 111, folder 1-3

Kuckuck, and related correspondence 1979-2001

box 32, folder 10

Linker Extradienst 1982-1983

box 108, folder 5

Links Europa 1982-1983

box 55, folder 6

Libya reports and related correspondence 1986-1989

box 41, folder 10

Martin Walser and Ignatz Bubnis newspaper clippings 1998-1999

box 71, folder 5-6

Mitteilungen,with related correspondence 1968-1974

box 14, folder 10

Die Morgendämmerung 1986-1989

box 9, folder 3-7

Der Morgenstern 1996-1997

box 118, folder 4

Muckensturm 1953

box 50, folder 5

Nazi commemorative magazine undated

box 90, folder 7

"Nazis in Bonn's Service," 1974-1975

box 58

Neue Politik 1980-1985

box 59, folder 1-3

Neue Politik 1980-1985

box 86, folder 4-5

Neue Solidarität 1988-1993

box 32, folder 5

Newspaper clippings 1944-1998

box 34, folder 4

Newspaper clippings 1944-1998

box 40, folder 4-5

Newspaper clippings 1944-1998

box 58, folder 6

Newspaper clippings 1944-1998

box 91, folder 8

Newspaper clippings 1944-1998

box 114, folder 3

Newspaper clippings 1944-1998

box 116, folder 3-4

Newspaper clippings 1944-1998

box 35, folder 2

Nigerian popular culture magazine 1968

box 71, folder 9

Nigerian newspaper clippings 1967

box 74, folder 6

Nigerian newspaper clippings 1967

box 91, folder 6

Nouveaux Philosophes newspaper clippings 1977

box 84, folder 7

Das Ostpreussenblatt 1992

box 120, folder 5

Oversized German magazines 1953, undated

box 50, folder 6

Portugal: Wege und Irrwege, with related correspondence 1978-1979, undated

box 50, folder 6

Der Primat der Innenpolitik 1965

box 115, folder 6

Prophets of Deceit 1949

box 116, folder 2

Publishing pamphlets and related correspondence 1977-1978

box 110, folder 2

Qimosh 2000

box 33, folder 10

Rheinischer Merkur 1967-1968

box 47, folder 3

Ritualmord als Grundlage/Urdogmas des Christentums und seine Folgen, manuscript undated

box 117, folder 1

Sehr geehrter Parteifreund... 2001

box 98, folder 2

"Shamsallah," circa 2002

box 101, folder 3

"Shirdi und Shamsallah," undated

box 14, folder 8-9

Sleipnir 1995-1998

box 55, folder 9-10

Socialist pamphlets, books, and newsletters 1973-1976

box 62, folder 3

Socialist pamphlets, books, and newsletters 1973-1976

box 61, folder 7

South African Muslim newsletters 1990

box 58, folder 4

Spiegel Spezial: Die Globale Revolution 1991

box 108, folder 2-4

Studien von Zeitfragen 1982-1991

box 104, folder 4

Styleskji 1999-2000

box 62, folder 2

Swiss anti-census newsletters 1981

box 111, folder 4

Unger Varnsdorf Nacherzählungen 2000

box 9, folder 8

Various religious pamphlets, newsletters and magazines 1922, 1986-2005

box 32, folder 2-3

Various religious pamphlets, newsletters and magazines 1922, 1986-2005

box 41, folder 7

Various religious pamphlets, newsletters and magazines 1922, 1986-2005

box 55, folder 7

Various religious pamphlets, newsletters and magazines 1922, 1986-2005

box 108

Various religious pamphlets, newsletters and magazines 1922, 1986-2005

box 109, folder 1

Various religious pamphlets, newsletters and magazines 1922, 1986-2005

box 10

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 11

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 12

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 13, folder 1-3

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 32, folder 2-3

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 33

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 34, folder 1-3

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 117, folder 6-7

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 118, folder 2

Various German political journals, newsletters, and pamphlets 1915-1999

box 82, folder 1-3

Vertrauliche Briefe der Gesellschaft zum Studium der Zeitfragen 1953-1957

box 121, folder 3

"Weltkarte des Idrisi," map undated

box 59, folder 5

West German economic pamphlet 1977

box 55, folder 2-3

Wir Selbst: Zeitschrift für Nationale Identität 1980-1981

box 117, folder 4

Die Zeit 1969

 

Aktionprogramm der Sozialistischen Westeuropäischen Partei File 1975-1976

box 85

Correspondence 1975-1976

box 86, folder 1

Correspondence 1975-1976

box 86, folder 2

"Zur Südeuropa - und 3 - Welt - Politik der SPD," essay undated

 

Auswärtiges Amt file 1961-1996

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to Knapp's various postings as press attaché for the West Germany Foreign Ministry. This series also contains correspondence, court documents, press releases, and newspaper clippings related to Knapp's dismissal from the Foreign Ministry, an episode dubbed by the German press as the "Knapp Affair."
 

Lagos, Nigeria 1963-1968

box 62

Correspondence 1963-1968

box 63, folder 1-5

Correspondence 1963-1968

box 62, folder 6

Household inventories 1967-1968

 

N'Djamena, Chad 1963-1966

box 63, folder 6-7

Correspondence 1963-1966

 

Cairo, Egypt 1967-1979

box 64, folder 5-6

Correspondence 1967-1979

box 67, folder 3-6

Correspondence 1967-1979

box 72

Correspondence 1967-1979

box 73, folder 1

Correspondence 1967-1979

 

"Knapp Affair," 1960-1996

box 64

Correspondence 1960-1996

box 65

Correspondence 1960-1996

box 66, folder 1-4

Correspondence 1960-1996

box 68, folder 2-4

Correspondence 1960-1996

box 88

Correspondence 1960-1996

box 89

Correspondence 1960-1996

box 90, folder 1-5

Correspondence 1960-1996

box 68

Court documents 1975-1978

box 69, folder 1

Court documents

box 66, folder 5

Press releases and newspaper clippings 1975-1979

box 72, folder 3

Press releases and newspaper clippings 1975-1979

 

Printed matter 1961-1966

box 66, folder 6

"Das Auswärtige Amt," pamphlet 1966

box 66, folder 7-8

"Visit to Cameroon of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany and Madame Luebke," programs 1965-1966

box 73, folder 2-3

"Visit to Cameroon of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany and Madame Luebke," programs 1965-1966

box 66

General pamphlets and reports 1962-1966, undated

box 67, folder 1

General pamphlets and reports 1962-1966, undated

box 73, folder 4-6

"Runderlasssamlung für Pressreferent," 1961-1963

box 64, folder 1-4

General correspondence 1961-1983

box 67, folder 2

Foreign travel documents 1969

 

Bund Deutscher Jugend file 1950-1986

Scope and Contents note

Consisting of correspondence and printed matter related to the Bund Deutshcer Jugend, and political organization of which Knapp was a member.
 

Printed Matter 1950-1957

box 13, folder 4

Newspaper clippings 1952, 1957

box 13, folder 5-6

"Informationdienst," newsletter 1950-1952

box 32, folder 1

Press releases 1951-1952

box 13, folder 7-9

Correspondence 1951-1986

box 71, folder 7-8

Correspondence 1951-1986

 

Bundes Presse Amt file 1967-1974

box 57, folder 6-7

Departmental documents 1971-1974

box 58, folder 1-3

Correspondence 1967-1974

 

Christian Democratic Union of Germany/Christian Socialist Union of Bavaria file 1970-1977

box 85, folder 1-3

"Quellen und Zitaten," report circa 1970s

box 85, folder 4

"Verhinderete Staatpartei," book 1974

box 85, folder 5

"Weissbuch," report 1977

 

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Weltfrieden und Ökologie durch Weltföderation file 1985-1991

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and handwritten notes related to the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Weltfrieden und Ökologie durch Weltföderation, an organization founded by Knapp to promote world peace through Islam.
box 70, folder 9

Blank stationary undated

box 69

Correspondence 1987-1990

box 70, folder 1-8

Correspondence 1987-1990

box 69, folder 2-4

Notes 1985-1987

 

Deutsche Gruppe der Liberalen Weltunion file 1959-1976

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to the Deutsche Gruppe der Liberalen Weltunion, a political organization of which Knapp was a member.
box 59

Correspondence 1959-1976

box 60, folder 1-4

Correspondence 1959-1976

 

Tauhid Stiftung file 1988-1997

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence related to Tauhid Stiftung, an organization founded by Knapp to promote world peace through Islam.
box 14, folder 2

"Tauhid oder Schirk," essay 1994

box 14, folder 3-7

Correspondence 1988-1997

box 101, folder 7

Correspondence 1988-1997

 

Die Grünen file 1966-1985

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to Die Grünen, the German Green Party, of which Knapp was a member.
box 15

Bundesvorstand correspondence and printed matter 1980-1981

box 16, folder 1-6

Bundesvorstand correspondence and printed matter

box 27

Bundesvorstand correspondence and printed matter

box 28

Bundesvorstand correspondence and printed matter

box 29

Bundesvorstand correspondence and printed matter

box 30, folder 1-2

Bundesvorstand correspondence and printed matter

box 16

General correspondence 1978-1985

box 17

General correspondence 1978-1985

box 18, folder 1-2

General correspondence 1978-1985

box 26, folder 1-3

General correspondence 1978-1985

box 54, folder 2-7

General correspondence 1978-1985

box 18, folder 3-5

Friedenspolitik correspondence and printed matter 1980-1981

box 30, folder 3-4

Friedenspolitik correspondence and printed matter 1980-1981

box 51

Friedenspolitik correspondence and printed matter 1980-1981

box 52

Friedenspolitik correspondence and printed matter 1980-1981

box 53, folder 1-4

Friedenspolitik correspondence and printed matter 1980-1981

box 18, folder 6-8

Saarbrücken Kongress correspondence and printed matter 1980

box 27, folder 3-5

Nordrhein Westfalen correspondence and printed matter 1979-1980

box 53

Nordrhein Westfalen correspondence and printed matter 1979-1980

box 54, folder 1

Nordrhein Westfalen correspondence and printed matter 1979-1980

box 30

General printed matter 1966-1985, undated

box 31, folder 1-5

General printed matter

box 67

General printed matter

box 68, folder 1

General printed matter

map_case 

Posters 1980-1981

 

Writings 1950-2005

Scope and Contents note

Consists of handwritten notes, drafts, and published copies of Knapp's research and articles on various topics primarily related to religion and history.
box 33, folder 4-6

Articles in Newsletters, Magazines, and Journals 1955-1959, 1975-1986, 2002-2005

box 35, folder 6-8

Articles in Newsletters, Magazines, and Journals 1955-1959, 1975-1986, 2002-2005

box 72, folder 1-2

Articles in Newsletters, Magazines, and Journals 1955-1959, 1975-1986, 2002-2005

box 109, folder 2-6

Articles in Newsletters, Magazines, and Journals 1955-1959, 1975-1986, 2002-2005

 

Notes 1950-1994

box 48, folder 1

Anti-nuclear movement 1982

box 35, folder 4-7

"Nazis in the Freie Demokratische Partei," 1950-1962

box 32, folder 4

General 1959, undated

box 59, folder 4

General 1959, undated

box 114, folder 4

General 1959, undated

box 34, folder 6

Theology 1984, 1992-1994

box 41, folder 6

Theology 1984, 1992-1994

box 62, folder 5

Theology 1984, 1992-1994

box 91, folder 2-5

Prussian history undated

box 104, folder 1-2

African religions 1992, undated

box 114

German history 1975-1978, undated

box 115, folder 1-4

German history 1975-1978, undated

box 84, folder 5-6

"Hass oder Spanischer Herbst," draft undated

box 91

"Skizzen zu einer bundesdeutschen Euroasienpolitik," drafts and related correspondence 1970-1972

box 92, folder 1-2

"Skizzen zu einer bundesdeutschen Euroasienpolitik," drafts and related correspondence 1970-1972

box 92

"Kerndeutschland," drafts, notes 1966-1968, undated

box 93, folder 1-6

"Kerndeutschland," drafts, notes 1966-1968, undated

box 113, folder 3

"Zur Urteilsschrift des Kriegsrichters Schwein," notes 2002

 

Preussischer Nationalkongress file 1987-1999

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to the Preussischer Nationalkongress, an organization to promote political autonomy for the former Prussian state, of which Knapp was a member.
box 43

Correspondence 1987-1999

box 44

Correspondence

box 45, folder 1-11

Correspondence

box 101, folder 7-8

Correspondence

 

Printed matter 1994-1995

box 46, folder 1-2

"Die Macht der islamischen Order," essay and related correspondence 1994

box 46, folder 3

"Consitutional Declaration Concerning the Re-establishment of the Free State of Prussia," 1995

box 46, folder 4

Blank stationary undated

 

Project Musa file 1987-1996

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to Project Musa, a project initiated by Knapp to advocate for the South African Muslim community.
box 42, folder 1-12

Correspondence 1987-1996

box 42, folder 6

Architectural plans 1989-1991

box 121, folder 5

Architectural plans 1989-1991

box 42, folder 13

Photographs and negatives undated

 

Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold/Bund Aktiver Demokraten file 1962-1979

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold, a political organization that dissolved and reestablished itself as the Bund Aktiver Demokraten, and of which Knapp was a member.
box 81, folder 6-7

"Auswärtige Korrespondenz," 1970-1979

box 80, folder 4-6

Baden-Würtemburg correspondence 1968-1973

box 81, folder 4-5

Bonn correspondence 1968-1973

box 76

General Correspondence 1962-1974

box 77

General Correspondence 1962-1974

box 78

General Correspondence 1962-1974

box 79, folder 1-5

General Correspondence 1962-1974

box 79, folder 6

Hannover correspondence 1968-1972

box 81, folder 2-3

Hessen correspondence 1968-1974

box 80

Leverkusen correspondence 1967-1973

box 81, folder 1

Leverkusen correspondence 1967-1973

 

Printed Matter 1970-1973

box 79

"Das Reichsbanner," newsletter 1970-1973

box 80, folder 1-2

"Das Reichsbanner," newsletter 1970-1973

box 80, folder 3

Photographs 1970

 

Rheinland Independence file 1976-1984

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to various organizations involved with a movement to promote political autonomy of the Rhein region of western Germany.
box 26, folder 4

Correspondence 1962, 1982-1984

box 86

Printed matter 1976-1984

box 87, folder 1-6

Printed matter 1976-1984

box 87, folder 2-6

Notes 1976-1980

 

Sozialdemokratische Partei file 1959-1978

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to the Sozialdemokratische Partei of which Knapp was a member.
box 56, folder 9

"Grundsatzprogramm," 1959

box 56

Correspondence 1959-1978

box 57, folder 1-5

Correspondence 1959-1978

 

Education file 1950-1968

Scope and Contents note

Consists of correspondence and printed matter related to Knapp's university career, in particular his attendence of Kansas University as a Fullbright scholar.
box 74

Notes and Essays 1950-1968, undated

box 75, folder 1-3

Notes and Essays 1950-1968, undated

box 75, folder 4

School yearbook 1952

 

University of Kansas File 1954-1962

box 75, folder 9

Correspondence 1954-1962

box 75, folder 7-8

Notes 1954-1955

box 75, folder 5-6

Student directories 1954-1955

 

Travel file 1938-1990, undate

Scope and Contents note

Consists of travel guides, maps, and brochures related to Knapp's travels to countries, including Spain, France, Morocco, Switzerland, and Thailand.
box 36, folder 1-7

Brochures and magazines 1954-1990

box 82

Brochures and magazines 1954-1990

box 83, folder 1-5

Brochures and magazines 1954-1990

box 36, folder 8

Maps 1938-1942, undated

box 82, folder 2-4

Maps 1938-1942, undated

box 83, folder 6

Travel itineraries 1975

box 83

Travel receipts 1979-1981, undated

box 84, folder 1

Travel receipts 1979-1981, undated

 

Ephemera 1981

box 55, folder 1

Train tickets 1981

map_case 

Nuclear disarmament posters 1981