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  • Title: Donald Abenheim collection
    Date (inclusive): 1951-1999
    Collection Number: 85013
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: Mainly in German
    Physical Description: 156 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 7 slide boxes (62.7 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Serials, clippings, bulletins, and photocopies of speeches and reports relating to post-World War II German military history, and especially to the West German army. In part, used as research material for the Ph.D. dissertation of Donald Abenheim, "A Valid Heritage: The Policy on Military Tradition in the Emergence of the Bundeswehr, 1950-1965" (Stanford University, 1985). Includes drafts of the dissertation.
    source: Abenheim, Donald
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Boxes 36-157 and slide boxes closed until 2025 February 4. The remainder of the collection is open for research; 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.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1985.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Donald Abenheim collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Serials, clippings, bulletins, and photocopies of speeches and reports relating to post-World War II German military history, and especially to the West German army. In part, used as research material for the Ph.D. dissertation of Donald Abenheim, "A Valid Heritage: The Policy on Military Tradition in the Emergence of the Bundeswehr, 1950-1965" (Stanford University, 1985). Includes drafts of the dissertation.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Germany (West) -- Military policy
    Abenheim, Donald
    Germany (West). Heer