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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
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1971.
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[Identification of item], Karl Boromäus Frank papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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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
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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
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1942 |
Author,
Will Germany Crack?, Harper
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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
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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