Partial Inventory of the Robert H. Lochner Papers
Finding aid prepared by Brad Bauer
Hoover Institution Archives
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Title: Robert H. Lochner Papers
Date (inclusive): 1933-2003
Collection Number: 2007C33
Contributing Institution:
Hoover Institution Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 37 digital files (0.081 GB)
(2.2 linear feet)
Language of the Materials : In English and German.
Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives
Creator:
Lochner, Robert H., 1918-
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert H. Lochner Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2007.
Accruals
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Biography
| 1918 |
Born, New York |
| 1923 |
Family moves to Berlin when father, Louis P. Lochner, is appointed bureau chief of Associated Press |
| 1936 |
Assists father in coverage of Olympic games, then leaves Berlin to begin studies at University of Chicago |
| 1940 |
Bachelor's degree, political science, University of Chicago |
| 1941 |
Master's degree, economics, University of Chicago |
| 1941-1945 |
Worked on German broadcasts over short-wave service, NBC radio, New York |
| 1945 Summer |
Conducted studies for U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, Germany, on effects of bombing on civilian morale |
| 1945-1947 |
Director of news broadcasting for radio in the U.S. occupied zone of Germany, based in Bad Nauheim |
| 1945-1955 |
Translator and interpreter for Military Governor Lucius D. Clay and High Commissioner John J. McCloy |
| 1947-1949 |
Chief control officer for Radio Frankfurt |
| 1949-1952 |
Editor in chief, Neue Zeitung, Frankfurt |
| 1952-1955 |
Head of the press office of the American High Commission, Bonn |
| 1954 |
Translator for former President Herbert Hoover on his visit to Germany |
| 1955-1957 |
Head of the Information Division, U.S. Embassy, Saigon |
| 1958-1961 |
Head of the European Division, Voice of America, Washington |
| 1961 |
Translator for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during his visit to Berlin, after construction of the Berlin Wall |
| 1961-1968 |
Director, RIAS (Radio in the American Sector), Berlin |
| 1963 |
Translator for President John F. Kennedy during his visit to Berlin |
| 1968-1971 |
Press and cultural attaché, American Embassy, Berne |
| 1971-1996 |
Director, International Institute of Journalism, Berlin |
| 1972-1989 |
Correspondent in Berlin for American Broadcasting Company (ABC), and Swiss News Agency |
| 1972-1991 |
Berlin representative, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany |
| 2003 |
Died, Berlin |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Robert H. Lochner papers consist largely of photographs that Lochner saved over the years, documenting his many activities
as part of the U.S. occupation forces in Germany following World War II, as translator to several high-ranking U.S. officials
and dignitaries who visited Germany during the 1940s through the 1960s, and as head of the RIAS broadcast service, based in
West Berlin, during the 1960s. Lochner was credited with preparing John F. Kennedy for his June 1963 trip to Germany, and
at the president's request, coached him in several German phrases, including "Ich bin ein Berliner." Photos of this trip are
included in this collection. Many of these photos were also used in his 2003 memoir, Ein Berliner unter dem Sternenbanner
[A Berliner under the Stars and Stripes].
Arrangement
Organized into two series, Biographical File and Photographs.
Related Material
Related collections include the papers of his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Louis Paul Lochner, which are located
in several collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives in Madison, the Milwaukee Public Library, and the Library
of Congress in Washington, D.C. A further collection, the Louis P. Lochner family papers, is housed at the Concordia Historical
Institute (Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) in St. Louis. At the Hoover Institution Archives, a further group of documents
collected by Louis P. Lochner in Germany during and following World War II is available as the Louis Paul Lochner collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Rundfunk im Amerikanischen Sektor (Berlin, Germany)
Radio broadcasting--Germany.
Biographical File,
1938-2003
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, 1938; memoirs, Ein Berliner unter dem Sternenbanner, 2003; and newspaper clippings, 1998-2003, arranged alphabetically
by physical form
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence (copies) of Louis P. Lochner,
1938
Scope and Contents note
Relates to seeking permission from Nazi party authorities for son Robert to accompany him as journalistic aide to party rally
in Nürnberg
Box 1, Folder 2
Memoirs, Ein Berliner Unter dem Sternenbanner,
2003
Box 1, Folder 3
Newspaper clippings about Lochner,
1998-2003
Photographs,
1933-1968
Scope and Contents note
Photographic prints, originals as well as copy prints, arranged chronologically
Box 1, Folder 4
Joseph Goebbels addressing gathering of the Carl Schurz Association, Berlin,
1933 October
Photograph of Pastorius-Feier with Joseph Goebbels (1), 1933
Photograph of Pastorius-Feier with Joseph Goebbels (2), 1933
Photograph of Pastorius-Feier and Robert H. Lochner, 1933
Scope and Contents note
Pictured at podium with Robert Lochner
Box 1, Folder 5
Robert Lochner pictured with father, Louis P. Lochner, in front of NBC radio microphone,
1942 July
Box 1, Folder 6
General Lucius Clay pictured with Robert Murphy, John Foster Dulles, Robert Lochner, Bi-Zonal Economic Council,
1947
Box 1, Folder 7
General Lucius Clay with General Brian Robertson, Bi-Zonal Economic Council,
1947
Reading room workstation, Box 1, Folder 8
Photograph of General Clay farewell celebration,
1949
Scope and Contents note
General Lucius Clay with Robert Lochner, visited by Christian Stock, Erich Köhler, Hermann Pünder, at farewell gathering for
Clay.
Reading room workstation, Box 1, Folder 9
Photograph of General Clay at Freedom Bell dedication ceremony,
1950 October
Scope and Contents note
General Lucius Clay with Robert Lochner, at ceremony of dedication for Freedom Bell, Schöneberg Town Hall, Berlin.
Reading room workstation, Box 1, Folder 10
Photograph of Dean Acheson at ceremonial cornerstone laying,
1952
Scope and Contents note
Dean Acheson with Robert Lochner at ceremony to lay cornerstone of Amerika Gedenkbibliothek, Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Reading room workstation, Box 1, Folder 11
Photograph of Herbert Hoover on visit to Bonn, Germany,
1954
Scope and Contents note
Herbert Hoover on visit to Germany (Bonn, Berlin), pictured with Robert Lochner, Konrad Adenauer, James Conant, Theodor Heuss,
Carlo Schmidt.
Box 1, Folder 12
John Foster Dulles speaking with Leopold Figl, Austrian State Treaty negotiations, with Robert Lochner,
1955
Box 1, Folder 13
Robert Lochner at microphone, at airport, standing with Walter Hallstein, John Foster Dulles, Ambassador James Conant, Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer,
1955
Reading room workstation, Box 1, Folder 14
Photograph of Lyndon Johnson, US vice president, in Berlin,
1961
Scope and Contents note
Robert Lochner with Lyndon B. Johnson, on visit to Berlin, with Willy Brandt.
Box 1, Folder 15
Robert F. Kennedy with Edward M. Kennedy, visit to Berlin, with Robert Lochner, RIAS headquarters,
1963
Box 1, Folder 16, Reading room workstation
John F. Kennedy, visit to Berlin, pictured in various images with Konrad Adenauer, Willy Brandt, Robert Lochner, Dean Rusk,
Lucius Clay, Walter Scheel,
1963 June
Scope and Contents note
John F. Kennedy, visit to Berlin, pictured with Konrad Adenauer and Robert Lochner.
Box 1, Folder 17
Robert Lochner pictured with Herbert Wehner, RIAS headquarters, Berlin,
1968
Reading room workstation, Box 1, Folder 18
Photograph of journalists meeting with Adolf Hitler,
circa 1933-1936
Scope and Contents note
Includes Karl Von Wiegand, H. V. Kaltenborn, and Louis P. Lochner.
Reading room workstation, Box 1, Folder 19
Photograph of Louis P. Lochner with Prince Louis-Ferdinand von Hohenzollern,
circa late 1930s
Box 1, Folder 20
Golo Mann working in office at Bad Nauheim,
circa 1946
Reading room workstation, Box 1, Folder 21
Photograph of Ludwig Erhard and Erich Köhler,
circa 1947-1948
Scope and Contents note
Robert Lochner translating for Ludwig Erhard, Erich Köhler, Bi-Zonal Economic Council.
Box 1, Folder 22, Reading room workstation
Photograph of General Lucius Clay with Stock, Lochner, and Köhler,
circa 1947-1949
Scope and Contents note
General Lucius Clay greeting Christian Stock, with Robert Lochner, Erich Köhler.
Box 1, Folder 23
Robert Lochner with John McCloy and Dean Acheson,
circa early 1950s
Box 1, Folder 24, Reading room workstation
Photograph of Robert Lochner and John Foster Dulles,
circa mid 1950s
Scope and Contents note
Robert Lochner standing with John Foster Dulles, with Otto Suhr, Walther Schreiber, seated.
Box 1, Folder 25, Reading room workstation
Photograph of Foreign Minister Dean Rusk and Willy Brandt,
circa early 1960s
Scope and Contents note
Robert Lochner with Dean Rusk and Willy Brandt, Berlin.
Box 1, Folder 26
Set of photographs, described above, digitized by donor,
2006
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Digitized photographs are available in JPG (266 ppi, 24-bit, ca. 500 KB each) and in PUB (Microsoft Office Publisher). Available
on reading room workstation.
Scope and Contents note
Photographs: 01 Grundsteinlegung AGB, 02 Bonn - Conant Carlo Schmid Hoover Lochner, 03 Adenauer Kennedy Lochner Goldenes Buch
Bonn, 04 Koehler Stock Lochner Clay, 05 Suhr Dulles Lochner Schreiber, 06 Abschiedsbesuch General Clay, 07 Erhard Koehler,
08 Aussenminister Rusk Brandt, 09 US-Vizepraesident Johnson in Berlin, 10 Louis P. Lochner, 11 Pastorius-Feier 1933 mit Goebbels,
12 Pastorius-Feier 1933 Goebbels am Pult, 13 Pastorius-Feier 1933 ganz rechts R.H.Lochner, 14 Clay laeutet Freiheitsglocke
ein 1, 15 Clay laeutet Freiheitsglocke ein Handzeichen Lochner, 16 Louis P. Lochner mit Prince Louis Ferndinand, 17 Karl v.
Wiegand H.v.Kaltenborn A-H. Louis P. Lochner, LPL mit A.H. AP-Fotos. Information on the back of the photos is also available
as digitized files.
Box 2-5
Unprocessed papers
undated
Box 5
Declassified British government record
1944
Scope and Contents note
Formerly security-classified record of the British government, released in full. Arranged chronologically by date of release
by Hoover
Box 5
Record released in 2010
1944
General Physical Description note:
One folder containing one document
Box 6
Unprocessed oversize papers
undated
