Frankville U.S. Military Collection MS-0111

Special Collections & University Archives
12/11/2007
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
askscua@sdsu.edu


Contributing Institution: Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Frankville U.S. Military Collection
Creator: Frankville, Dr. Dominick (Dominick Donati Frankville)
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0111
Physical Description: 4.25 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1911-1984
Language of Material: English .

Scope and Contents

The Frankville US Military Collection documents Dr. Dominick Frankville's career in the military and academia. The majority of the collection contains historical research pertaining to Frankville's master's thesis, as well as materials from military classes he taught at DePaul University.  The collection also includes materials from his military assignments. The majority of documents focus on US military history and Soviet relations after WWII. Highlights of the collection include several small publications about military history which relate to Frankville's research. These materials include diaristic accounts of German and Russian officers during WWII, weapons profiles, field manuals, and detailed writings about battles fought in the Pacific and European theatres.  Substantial parts of the collection concern the Cold War era, especially with regard to US and Russian foreign policy. Items of interest include materials regarding Soviet intelligence and foreign relations, Vietnamese policy, and international security in the nuclear age. Arranged chronologically, the collection is comprised of correspondence, pamphlets, reports, military documents, and books.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

Source of Acquisition

Dr. Dom Frankville

Accruals and Additions

1988-002, 2001

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, folder title, box number, Frankville U.S. Military Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.

Biographical Note

Dr. Dominick Donati Frankville was an Army veteran, military historian, educator, and community organizer born on November 6, 1917 in Silvas, Illinois. He attended St. Ambrose College in 1938 and enlisted in the Army Reserve soon afterwards. Over the course of his twenty-five year military service, Frankville served in the Second World War and two tours in the Korean War, retiring in 1962. During his service, he earned a bachelor's degree in history from Colorado College and a Master's of Arts in history from DePaul University. Frankville's master's thesis, titled "The Lend-lease Program and US Aid to Russia from US Sources," focused on foreign relations between the United States and the USSR. From 1960 to 1962, Dr. Frankville taught military history at DePaul University and wrote a workbook/study guide for senior ROTC students. In 1969, he received a doctorate in educational leadership at the United States International University.
Later, Frankville settled in Point Loma and taught history at Dana Junior High School as well as several campuses in the San Diego Community College District. He went on to volunteer at the Veteran's Museum and Memorial Center in Balboa Park, where he became founding curator in 1991. Frankville later became the chairman of the Memorial Day Committee at Fort Rosecrans, where he planned Memorial Day ceremonies for more than a decade.
Frankville was designated San Diego County's Veteran of the Year in 1993, and also received the George Washington Medal of Honor from the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge. He continued to teach at Pacific Beach Middle School until his retirement. Frankville died on April 27, 2006.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Personal Papers
World War, 1914-1918--Sources
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
World politics--20th century--Sources
United States--History, Military--20th century--Sources
Frankville, Dom--Archives

box 1, folder 1

Folder 1 Folder 1

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British Information Services, "Parachute Corps" Item 1

box 1, folder 1, item 2

Division I & E Office, "G.I. Bill of Rights" Item 2

box 1, folder 1, item 3

Kornfield, Joseph S., "Judaism and International Peace" Item 3

box 1, folder 1, item 4

Troop Information and Education Section, "Military Words with Pictures," parts I and II Item 4

box 1, folder 1, item 5

War Department, "Combat Lessons" Item 5

box 1, folder 1, item 6

Minimanual of Urban Guerrilla Item 6

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Folder 2 Folder 2

box 1, folder 2, item 1

Sumner, Charles, "The Duel Between France and Germany" Item 1 1911

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Sumner, Charles, "The Truth Grandeur of Nations" Item 2 1911

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Folder 3 Folder 3

box 1, folder 3, item 1

Lichnowsky, Prince, "My Mission to London" Item 1 1914

box 1, folder 3, item 2

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "The European War" Item 2 1914

box 1, folder 4

Folder 4 Folder 4

box 1, folder 4, item 1

Balfour, A.J., "The Navy and the War" Item 1 1915

box 1, folder 4, item 2

Committee on Alleged German Outrages, "Alleged German Outrages" Item 2 1915

box 1, folder 4, item 3

Namier, Lewis, "Germany and Eastern Europe" Item 3 1915

box 1, folder 4, item 4

Struycken, A.H., "The German White Book on the War in Belgium" Item 4 1915

box 1, folder 5

Folder 5 Folder 5

box 1, folder 5, item 1

Adams, J.E. (ed), "Their Crimes" Item 1 1917

box 1, folder 5, item 2

Archer, William, "Shirking the Issue" Item 2 1917

box 1, folder 5, item 3

Borsa, Mario, "England and Her Critics" Item 3 1917

box 1, folder 5, item 4

Doran, George H., Company, "A War of Liberation" Item 4 1917

box 1, folder 5, item 5

Grey, Viscount, "The Conflict for Human Liberty" Item 5 1917

box 1, folder 5, item 6

Johnson, Douglas W., "The Peril of Prussianism" Item 6 1917

box 1, folder 5, item 7

Kowalczyk, Jan. J., "Prussian Poland" Item 7 1917

box 1, folder 5, item 8

Merz, Charles, "The First Session of the was Congress" Item 8 1917

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Folder 6 Folder 6

box 1, folder 6, item 1

Muir, Ramsay, "Mare Liberum" Item 1 1917

box 1, folder 6, item 2

Muir, Ramsay, "The Character of the British Empire" Item 2 1917

box 1, folder 6, item 3

Murray, Gilbert, "Great Britain's Sea Policy" Item 3 1917

box 1, folder 6, item 4

Passeleoq, Fernand, "The 'Sincere Chancellor'" Item 4 1917

box 1, folder 6, item 5

Towne, Charles H., "The Balfour Visit" Item 5 1917

box 1, folder 6, item 6

Unwin, Fisher T. Ltd publishing, "The Was on Hospital Ships" Item 6 1917

box 1, folder 6, item 7

Von Bissing, General, "General Von Bissing's Testament" Item 7 1917

box 1, folder 6, item 8

Wilson, President Woodrow, "The War Message and Facts Behind It" Item 8

box 1, folder 7

Folder 7 Folder 7

box 1, folder 7, item 1

Atschul, Charles, "German Militarism and its German Critics" Item 1 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 2

Bevan, Edwyn, "German War Aims" Item 2 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 3

Bevan, Edwyn, "The Pan - German Program" Item 3 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 4

Ehrhardt, Paul, "Disclosures of a German Staff Officer" Item 4 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 5

George, David Lloyd, "British War Aims" Item 5 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 6

Girey, Viscount, "The League of Nations Item 6 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 7

Gore, Charles, "The League of Nations" Item 7 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 8

Grant, W.L., Colquhoun, Mr. and Mrs. A., "Our Just Cause" Item 8 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 9

Hewlett, Mrs. Maurice, "Our Flying Men" Item 9 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 10

Newbolt, Sir Henry, "A Note on the History of Submarine War" Item 10 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 11

Patterson, E.M. (ed) "Financing the War" Item 11 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 12

Zimmern, A.E., "The Economic Weapon in the War Against Germany" Item 12 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 13

Smuts, General, "General Smuts' Message to Southwales" Item 13 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 14

Sperry, Earl E., "German Plots and Intrigues" Item 14 1918

box 1, folder 7, item 15

Weston, Frank, "The Black Slaves in Prussia" Item 15 1918

box 1, folder 8

Folder 8 Folder 8

box 1, folder 8, item 1

Kikuchi, Kan, "The Dawn of Western Science in Japan" Item 1 1924

box 1, folder 9

Folder 9 Folder 9

box 1, folder 9, item 1

Highs, Chas E., "The Permanent Court of International Justice" Item 1 1959

box 1, folder 10

Folder 10 Folder 10

box 1, folder 10, item 1

National Service Publishing Company, "Map Reconnaissance" Item 1 1930

box 1, folder 11

Folder 11 Folder 11

box 1, folder 11, item 1

Vendome Press, "Gold and Armageddon" Item 1 1934

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Folder 12 Folder 12

box 1, folder 12, item 1

Belegarde, Dantes, "Haiti and Her Problems" Item 1 1936

box 1, folder 13

Folder 13 Folder 13

box 1, folder 13, item 1

Hayes, Carlton, "Patriotism, Nationalism and the Brotherhood of Man" Item 1 1937

box 1, folder 13, item 2

National Peace Conference, "Conference on World Economic Cooperation" Item 2 1938

box 1, folder 13, item 3

Stately, Eugene, "War Losses to Neutral" Item 3 1937

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Folder 14 Folder 14

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Hodson, H.V., "The British Empire" Item 1 1939

box 1, folder 14, item 2

Leacock, Stephen, "All Right, Mr. Roosevelt" Item 2 1939

box 1, folder 14, item 3

Salter, Arthur, "The Dual Policy" Item 3 1939

box 1, folder 14, item 4

Wheeler-Bennett, John W., "The Treaty of BrestLitovsk and Germany's Eastern Policy" Item 4 1939

box 1, folder 15

Folder 15 Folder 15

box 1, folder 15, item 1

Holmes, John W. (editor), "Australia and New Zealand at War" Item 1 1940

box 1, folder 15, item 2

Manger, Wm., "Inter-American Highlights" Item 2 1940

box 1, folder 15, item 3

Williams, Rushbrook L., "India" Item 3 1940

box 1, folder 16

Folder 16 Folder 16

box 1, folder 16, item 1

Misc. Clippings re WWII events Item 1

box 1, folder 17

Folder 17 Folder 17

box 1, folder 17, item 1

Director of Public Information, "Canada at War" Item 1 (July 1, October 1, November 1, December 1) 1941

box 1, folder 17, item 2

Ilsley, J.L., "Speaking of Money and War" Item 2 1941

box 1, folder 17, item 3

McDonald, H.F., "Veterans of the Present War" Item 3 1941

box 1, folder 17, item 4

Menzies, R.G., "Two Addresses" Item 4 1941

box 1, folder 17, item 5

Spry, Graham, "Canada" Item 5 1941

box 1, folder 17, item 6

Sun Yat-Sen, "China at War" Item 6 (October 1, November 1, December 1) 1941

box 1, folder 17, item 7

Warburg, James P., "The Isolationist Illusion and World Peace" Item 7 1941

box 1, folder 18

Folder 18 Folder 18

box 1, folder 18, item 1

American Council on Soviet Relations, "The Molotor Paper on Nazi Atrocities" Item 1 1942

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American Russian Institute, "The USSR at War" Item 2 1942

box 1, folder 18, item 3

Callender, Harold, "The Enigma of the British" Item 3 1942

box 1, folder 18, item 4

Clark, G.N., "Belgium and the War" Item 4 1942

box 1, folder 18, item 5

Director of Public Education, "Canada at War" Item 5 (January 1, June 1, August 1, November 24) 1942

box 1, folder 18, item 6

Union for Democratic Action, "The People vs. the Chicago Tribune" Item 6 1942

box 1, folder 19

Folder 19 Folder 19

box 1, folder 19, item 1

The Adjutant General's Office, "Your Job in the Army" Item 1 1943

box 1, folder 19, item 2

Director of Public Education, "Canada at War" Item 2 January 11, 1943

box 1, folder 19, item 3

The Library of International Relations, "The USSR" Item 3 1943

box 1, folder 19, item 4

Ponomarov, B., "The Peoples of Europe vs. Hitler" Item 4 1943

box 1, folder 19, item 5

War Department, "Direct Fire Control for Automatic Weapons, Tracer Observation" Item 5 1943

box 1, folder 19, item 6

War Department, "To Bizerte with the II Corps" Item 6 1943

box 1, folder 19, item 7

Wilkie, Wendell, "One World", Simon and Schuster Item 7

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Folder 20 Folder 20

box 1, folder 20, item 1

Report to Congress on Lend Lease Operations Item 1

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Folder 21 Folder 21

box 1, folder 21, item 1

Ehrenburg, Ilya, "We Will Not Forget" Item 1 1944

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Stalin, Joseph, "For Victory and Enduring Peace" Item 2 1944

box 1, folder 21, item 3

US War Department, "Papuan Campaign" Item 3 1944

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Folder 22 Folder 22

box 1, folder 22, item 1

US War Department, "The Admiralities" Item 1 1945

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Folder 23 Folder 23

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Churchill, Winston, "The Sinews of Peace" (Iron Curtain Speech) Item 1 1946

box 1, folder 23, item 2

Masters, Dexter and Way; Katharine, Ed., "One World or None" Item 2 1946

box 1, folder 23, item 3

US War Department, "Guam" Item 3 1946

box 1, folder 24

Folder 24 Folder 24

box 1, folder 24, item 1

Department of the Army, "Utah Beach to Cherbourg" Item 1 1947

box 1, folder 24, item 2

Ward, Harry F., "Soviet Democracy" Item 2 1947

box 1, folder 25

Folder 25 Folder 25

box 1, folder 25, item 1

Statement of General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff before the armed services committee of the House of Representatives Item 1 1949

box 1, folder 26

Folder 26 Folder 26

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Social Welfare Programs for the Blind Item 1 1950

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Folder 1 Folder 1

box 2, folder 1, item 1

Department of the Army, "Officers Call" Item 1 1950

box 2, folder 1, item 2

Department of Defense, "The Armed Forces Officer" Item 2 1950

box 2, folder 1, item 3

M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Strategic Area Maps Item 3 1950

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Folder 2 Folder 2

box 2, folder 2, item 1

"Operation Ripper," reprint from The East Central Front Item 1 1951

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Douglas, Wm. O., "The Fire of Iran," reprint from LIFE magazine Item 2 June 18, 1951

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Schneck, Hubert, "Conservation for Peace" Item 3 1951

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Folder 3 Folder 3

box 2, folder 3, item 1

MAPS: Sardinia, Italy, France, N. Africa (3) Item 1 1952

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Folder 4 Folder 4

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"The Southeast Asian Collective Defense Treaty," text from Current History Volume 28 Item 1 1954

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Karpinsky, V., "How the Soviet Union is Governed" Item 2 1954

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Folder 5 Folder 5

box 2, folder 5, item 1

MAP: Red China Item 1 1955

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Molotov, V.M., "The International Situation and Soviet Foreign Policy" Item 2 1955

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Folder 6 Folder 6

box 2, folder 6, item 1

"Tactical Consideration of Chemical, Biological, or Radiological (CBR) Warfare for Small Units" Item 1 1956

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Folder 7 Folder 7

box 2, folder 7, item 1

Columbia University, "International Stability and Progress" Item 1 1957

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Folder 8 Folder 8

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Department of the Army, "Army ROTC Units and National Defense Cadet Corps Schools" Item 1 1958

box 2, folder 8, item 2

Master Lesson Plan (MLP): "Armor Operations" Item 2 1958

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Master Lesson Plan (MLP): "Fundamentals of Offensive Combat" Item 3 1958

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Master Lesson Plan (MLP): Fundamentals of Defensive Combat" Item 4 1958

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Master Lesson Plan (MLP): "Fundamentals of Patrolling" Item 5 1958

box 2, folder 8, item 6

Master Lesson Plan (MLP): "Estimate of the Situation" Item 6 1958

box 2, folder 8, item 7

Master Lesson Plan (MLP): "Engineer Plan for a River Crossing" Item 7 1958

box 2, folder 8, item 8

Master Lesson Plan (MLP): "Employment of Obstacles" Item 8 1958

box 2, folder 8, item 9

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, "International Security, The Military Aspect" Item 9 1958

box 2, folder 8, item 10

United States War Department, "A Guide to Army Philosophy" Item 10 1958

box 2, folder 9

Folder 9 Folder 9

box 2, folder 9, item 1

Deutsh, Harold, "New Crisis on Berlin" Item 1 1959

box 2, folder 9, item 2

Instructor Mission Management System (MMS) for Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), "Role of Armor" Item 2 1959

box 2, folder 9, item 3

Master Lesson Plan (MLP): "Security of Engineer Units" Item 3 1959

box 2, folder 9, item 4

Master Lesson Plan (MLP): "Combat Command Offensive Operations" Item 4 1959

box 2, folder 9, item 5

United States Army School, "Artillery Operations" Item 5 1959

box 2, folder 10

Folder 10 Folder 10

box 2, folder 10, item 1

Bradley, Gene (ed), "The General Electric Defense Quarterly" Volume 3, Number 1 Item 1 January-March 1960

box 2, folder 10, item 2

Godber, JB, "Chinese Representation in the United States" Item 2 1960

box 2, folder 10, item 3

Mallory, Lester, "Social Implications of the Act of Bogota" Item 3

box 2, folder 10, item 4

Parks, E. Taylor, "The First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to the United States" Item 4 1960

box 2, folder 11

Folder 11 Folder 11

box 2, folder 11, item 1

Home, Honorable Earl of, "Foreign Affairs," British Information Services Item 1 1961

box 2, folder 11, item 2

McCabe, Gibson, "Seborg's AEC: Atoms for War of Peace" reprint from Newsweek Item 2 October 16, 1961

box 2, folder 12

Folder 12 Folder 12

box 2, folder 12, item 1

United States Army Infantry, Tactical Operations Handbook Item 1

box 2, folder 12, item 2

Cuba United States Military Policy Item 2 1965-1966

box 2, folder 13

Folder 13 Folder 13

box 2, folder 13, item 1

Patrol Leader's Card Item 1 1967

box 2, folder 13, item 2

United States Army Infantry School (USAIS), "81MM Mortal Technique of Fire without a Fire Direction Center" Item 2 1967

box 2, folder 13, item 3

United States Army Infantry School (USAIS), "Small Arms Preventive Maintenance Checklist" Item 3 1967

box 2, folder 13, item 4

United States Army Infantry School (USAIS), "Close Air Support Guide" Item 4 1967

box 2, folder 13, item 5

United States Army Infantry School (USAIS), "Preventive Maintenance 81MM Mortar for Tropical Climates" Item 5 1967

box 2, folder 13, item 6

United States Army Infantry School (USAIS), Army Airmobility Handbook Item 6 1967

box 2, folder 14

Folder 14 Folder 14

box 2, folder 14, item 1

"The World Wars Officer Review: The Military Order of the World Wars", Volume 9, Issue 5; Volume 10, Issues 2, 3, and 5; Volume 2, Issue 5; Volume 12, Issues 1 and 2 Item 1 1971

box 2, folder 15

Folder 15 Folder 15

box 2, folder 15, item 1

List of Depository Libraries (For Government Publishing) Item 1 1974

box 2, folder 16

Folder 16 Folder 16

box 2, folder 16, item 1

"Army Times," January 15, 1975; Book Review, 1975 Item 1

box 2, folder 17

Folder 17 Folder 17

box 2, folder 17, item 1

"Republic of Philippines Provincial and Regional Map" Item 1 1980

box 2, folder 18

Folder 18 Folder 18

box 2, folder 18, item 1

Pocket Guides to: Arctic (1957), Austria (1953), Great Britain (1955), Germany, 3c. (1956), Japan (1950) and Korea (1956) Item 1

box 2, folder 19

Folder 19 Folder 19

box 2, folder 19, item 1

Map (2) Plan of "Krematorium in KzLager"; Okinawa Item 1 1944

box 2, folder 20

Folder 20 Folder 20

box 2, folder 20, item 1

Correspondence between Eloise Swain and Ruth Swain Item 1 1942-1943

box 2, folder 21

Folder 21 Folder 21

box 2, folder 21, item 1

Correspondence - Frankville Item 1 1961-1962

box 2, folder 22

Folder 22 Folder 22

box 2, folder 22, item 1

Lend-Lease Material Item 1

box 3, item 1

Annals of American Academy of Political and Social Science, Canadian National Problems, Volume 65 Item 1 1913

Scope and Contents

This item removed from collection, catalogued, and shelved. See the Library's catalog for holdings of this title.
box 3, item 2

Report of Operations, 12th Army Group, Volumes 4 and 5 Item 2

box 3, item 3

United States Navy, National Aviation Review, Item 3 1958

box 3, item 4

National Education Association (NEA): Propaganda Front of the Radical Left Item 4 1984

Scope and Contents

Missing as of October 2018.
box 3, item 5

Conquest Without War Item 5 1961

box 3, item 6

How to Prevent Your Young Person from Becoming a Communist Item 6

Scope and Contents

Missing as of October 2018.
box 3, item 7

Communism and the New Left Item 7 1970

box 3, item 8

Why They Behave like Russians Item 8 1947

box 3, item 9

The Roots of American Communism Item 9 1957

box 3, item 10

Mission to Moscow Item 10 1943

box 3, item 11

United States Foreign Policy Item 11 1950

box 3, item 12

The Citadel of Freedom Item 12 1924

box 3, item 13

Speaking Frankly Item 13 1947