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  • Title: Karl Boromäus Frank papers
    Date (inclusive): 1937-1961
    Collection Number: 71044
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In German and English
    Physical Description: 10 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (4.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Writings, correspondence, clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating to the communist, socialist, and anti-Nazi movements in Germany, post-World War II reconstruction in Germany, and political psychology. Also available on microfilm (7 reels).
    Creator: Frank, Karl Boromäus, 1893-1969
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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 1971.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Karl Boromäus Frank papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Alternative Form Available

    Also available on microfilm (7 reels).

    Biographical Note

    1893 May 31 Born, Vienna, Austria
    1918 Author, Ueber Volks - und Rassenaberglauben (The Bias of those who Believe in National and Racial Prejudices and Superstition), Vienna & Leipzig, Suschitzky
      Received Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Vienna; thesis, "Contributions to the Psychology of the Lie"
    1919 Joined the Austrian communist party
    1920 Joined the German communist party
    1923 Became a member of the right-wing of the communist party
    1929 Left the communist party
    1937 Married Anna Caples
    1932 Joined the Social Democratic Party / SAP
    1944 Author, Germany After Hitler, Farrar Rinehart
    1942 Author, Will Germany Crack?, Harper
    1961 Died, New York City, New York
    1946 Author, Erobert, Nicht Befreit; das Deutsche Volk im Ersten Jahre der Okkupation, Research Bureau, American Association for a Democratic Germany
    Karl Boromäus Frank, a German psychologist, socialist, anti-Nazi leader, author, and lecturer, was also known by the pseudonyms Paul Hagen, Wilhelm (Willi) Mueller, and Maria.
    During his life, Frank was associated with a discussion group, sometimes called the "Miles Group" (Miles is a pseudonym for Walter Loewenheim); a representative of the "Neu Beginnen" group in various countries (Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, England); sometime Director of the New York branch of the "Overseas Branch" of the O.W.I.; and he participated in founding "American Friends of German Freedom" (was Director of Research, and Reinhold Niebuhr was Chairman) and the "Council for a Democratic Germany." Frank visited the United States on fundraising ventures in 1936-1936, and again in 1937, 1938 and 1939. He spent the last two decades of his life as a practicing psychologist in New York.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Writings, correspondence, clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating to the communist, socialist, and anti-Nazi movements in Germany, post-World War II reconstruction in Germany, and political psychology. Also available on microfilm (7 reels).

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Anti-Nazi movement
    Psychology
    Communism -- Germany
    National socialism
    Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany
    Socialism -- Germany
    Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands
    Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
    American Friends of German Freedom
    Council for a Democratic Germany
    Neu Beginnen (Movement)
    Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands