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Title: George Wolfgang Felix Hallgarten papers
Date (inclusive): 1874-1975
Collection Number: 42013
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In German and English
Physical Description:
44 manuscript boxes, 2 microfilm reels, 4 phonotapes
(18.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, photocopies of government documents, propaganda leaflets, and printed matter,
relating to European diplomacy, imperialism, psychology of national socialism and totalitarianism, U.S. and German propaganda
during World War II, and the arms race, 1870-1970. Includes drafts of a study by G. W. F. Hallgarten, titled
Imperialismus vor 1914.
Creator:
Hallgarten, George W. F. (George Wolfgang Felix), 1901-1975
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1978.
[Identification of item], George Wolfgang Felix Hallgarten Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
| 1901, January 3 | Born, Munich, Germany |
| 1925 | Ph.D., University of Munich |
| 1928 | Published work based on doctoral dissertation, entitled Studien ueber die deutsche Polenfreundschaft 1830-1848 (A study of German-Polish friendship 1830-1848), Munich |
| 1933 | Exiled from Germany to France |
| 1935-1936 | Lecturer at the École des Hautes Études Sociales et Internationales in Paris |
| 1935 | Published excerpt of Vorkriegsimperialismus (Pre-war imperialism), Paris |
| 1937 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1938 | Lecturer at Brooklyn College |
| 1939 | Private research at Hoover Institution |
| 1940-1941 | Research associate in history at the University of California, Berkeley |
| 1941 | Married Katherine MacArthur Drew, attorney from San Francisco |
| 1942-1945 | Served with the U.S. Army, Combat Intelligence and Psychological Warfare, in Europe |
| 1945-1949 | Historian and later senior research analyst for the War Department |
| 1947 | Served on a team of the War Crimes Branch to document case against war criminals, Nuernberg |
| 1949-1950 | Visiting professor at the University of Munich |
| 1951 | Published Imperialismus vor 1914 (Imperialism before 1914), two volumes, Munich |
| 1954 | Published Why Dictators? New York |
| 1955 | Published Hitler, Reichswehr und Industrie (Hitler, the imperial army and industry), Frankfurt |
| 1955-1956 | Co-founder of the American Committee for the Study of War Documents, a microfilming project |
| 1956 | Lecture tour sponsored by the University of Minnesota |
| 1957 | Published Daemonen oder Retter? (Demons or saviours?), Frankfurt |
| 1958-1959 | Lecture tour of the German Federal Republic, research in the archives of the Auswaertiges Amt, Bonn |
| 1963 | Published second edition of Imperialismus vor 1914 (Imperialism before 1914), Munich |
| 1965 | Lectures at universities in India and Japan |
| 1967 | Lectures at universities in Rome and Munich |
| 1967 | Published Das Wettruesten (The arms race), Frankfurt |
| 1968-1969 | Visiting professor of history, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque |
| 1969 | Published Das Schicksal des Imperialismus im 20. Jahrhundert (The fate of imperialism in the twentieth century), Frankfurt |
| 1969 | Published Als die Schatten fielen (When the shadows fell), Berlin |
| 1970-1971 | Visiting professor, University of Dayton |
| 1971-1972 | Visiting professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
| 1974 | Published Deutsche Industrie und Politik von Bismarck bis heute (German industry and politics from Bismarck to today), Frankfurt (with Joachim Radkau) |
| 1975, May 22 | Died in Washington, D.C. |
This collection consists of documents created and accumulated by professor and writer George W.F. Hallgarten. It contains
correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, photocopies of government documents, propaganda leaflets, and printed matter,
relating to European diplomacy, imperialism, psychology of national socialism and totalitarianism, U.S. and German propaganda
during World War II, and the arms race, 1870-1970. Includes drafts of a study by G. W. F. Hallgarten, titled
Imperialismus vor 1914.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
Propaganda, German
Psychology
National socialism
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
Europe -- History -- 1871-1918
Imperialism
Military weapons
Totalitarianism -- Psychology
Europe -- History -- 1918-1945