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Title: Julius Epstein papers
Date (inclusive): 1939-1975
Collection Number: 75063
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
194 manuscript boxes, 16 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 envelope
(87.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, photographs, and printed matter, relating to World War II, communism, forced
repatriation of Russian prisoners to the Soviet Union following World War II, the Katyn forest massacre, unreported deaths
of Soviet cosmonauts, and the efforts of J. Epstein to obtain restricted government documents on these subjects.
Creator:
Epstein, Julius, 1901-1975
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 1975.
[Identification of item], Julius Epstein papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1901 | Born, Vienna, Austria
Studied economics and political science at the universities of Jena and Leipzig Free-lance journalist |
| 1939 | Came to the United States |
| 1941-1945 | Worked for the Office of War Information
Correspondent for several European newspapers |
| 1963 | Research Associate, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace |
| 1972 | Professor of International Affairs, Lincoln University, San Francisco |
| 1974 | Author, Operation Keelhaul: The Story of Forced Repatriation |
| 1975 | Died, Menlo Park, California |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union
Communism
Prisoners of war
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities
Katyn Massacre, Katynʹ, Russia, 1940
Official secrets -- United States
Astronauts -- Soviet Union
Security classification (Government documents) -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Forced repatriation