Inventory of the Dieter Zahn collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Dieter Zahn collection
Date (inclusive): 1959-1994
Collection Number: 2011C41
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Mainly in German
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(2.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Election campaign literature and other printed political ephemera, mainly from Germany.
source:
Zahn, Dieter
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 2006.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dieter Zahn collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Dieter Zahn collection consists of political pamphlets, brochures, and other ephemera collected by Zahn, a German journalist,
who gathered much of this material during his international travels between 1979 and the time of his death in 1999.
The collection was acquired by the Hoover Institution Library and Archives from his son, Ralph, in 2006. In addition to the
four boxes of political ephemera, the collection included over 1,000 political posters, which were added to the Poster Collection
of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives, but which have labels identifying their provenance.
The five boxes of pamphlets, brochures and ephemera are arranged by size, then by country of origin, and in some cases, by
political party or topic within the country. Many of the European materials, in particular, were produced during election
campaigns for the European Parliament from 1979 onward, but other topics and campaigns are included as well. Materials include
flyers, leaflets, sample ballots, campaign newspapers, magazines, newspaper advertisements, booklets, election manifestos,
and window posters.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Elections -- Germany
Zahn, Dieter
Political ephemera
1959-1994
Scope and Contents note
Pamphlets, flyers, leaflets, window posters, and other related ephemera, arranged alphabetically by country of origin, and
then within each country, by political party or organization.
SP� (Sozialistische Partei �sterreichs)
box 1, folder 3
Belgium (includes SP, PVV-ELD, Vlaamse Christen-Democraten)
1984-1989
box 1, folder 4
Brazil (Partido Democrática Social)
1982
box 1, folder 5
Canada (Communist Party of Canada)
1979-1980
box 1, folder 6
Denmark (Socialdemokraterne, Centrum-Demokraterne)
1984-1989
European Parliament political groups
box 1, folder 7
ELDR (European Liberal Democratic and Reform Party)
1979-1989
box 1, folder 8
European People's Party
1984
box 1, folder 9
Finland (Centre Party)
1982 and undated
box 1, folder 10
Centre des Démocrates Sociaux
1984
box 1, folder 10
Centre National des Indépendants et Paysans
1984-1986
box 1, folder 10
Front National
1986 and undated
box 1, folder 10
Parti Communiste Français
1986
box 1, folder 10
Parti Radical Socialiste
1973-1979
box 1, folder 10
Parti Socialiste
1986 and undated
CDU (Christlich-Demokratische Union)
box 2, folder 1
European Parliament election
1984
box 2, folder 4
Rheinland-Pfalz
1982-1988
box 2, folder 5
CSU (Christlich-Soziale Union)
1973-1978
box 2, folder 6
Christliche Mitte
1989 and undated
box 2, folder 7
Deutsche Volks Union (DVU)
1989
box 2, folder 9
FDP (Frei Demokratische Partei / Die Liberalen)
1971-1987
box 2, folder 10
Graue Panther (Die Grauen)
1994
box 2, folder 11
Green Party (Die Grünen), and predecessor movements
1978-1994
box 2, folder 12
MLPD (Marxistisch-Leninistisch Partei Deutschlands)
1989
box 2, folder 13
NPD (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands
undated, circa 1970s
box 2, folder 14
Die Republikaner
1993-1994
SPD (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands)
box 3, folder 4
Various parties and groups
1979-1994
Elections, Federal Republic of Germany
box 3, folder 5
1979, European Parliament
box 3, folder 8
Elections, German Democratic Republic, 1990 (March 18)
box 3, folder 10
Constitution (Grundgesetz)
1961-1976
box 4, folder 3
Iraq (publication of embassy in Germany)
1982
box 4, folder 4
Ireland (Labour Party)
1984
box 4, folder 5
Partito Liberale Italiano (PLI)
1983 and undated
box 4, folder 7
Partito Socialista Italia (PSI)
1987
box 4, folder 9
Libya (pictures of Moammar Gadhafi)
undated
box 4, folder 10
Luxembourg
1989 and undated
box 4, folder 11
Mexico (Partido Acción Nacional)
1973-1988
box 4, folder 12
Netherlands
1989 and undated
box 4, folder 13
Portugal (Partido Socialista)
1983
box 4, folder 14
South Africa (National Party)
1981
box 4, folder 15
Sweden (Folkpartiet, Kristen Demokratisk Samling, Kristliga Förbundet)
1983-1985 and undated
box 4, folder 16
Turkey (CHP, MHP)
1977-1979 and undated
box 4, folder 17
United Kingdom (Labour, Liberal-SDP Alliance, Green Party, Scottish National Party, Liberal Democrats, SDLP)
1984-1992
box 4, folder 18
United States (Republican Party, Socialist Labor Party)
1980 and undated
box 5
Oversize material: Includes large-format newspapers, window posters, banners, and decals from Luxembourg, Netherlands, South
Africa, and the United Kingdom (Wales, Northern Ireland)
