Register of the
Curt
Max
Prüfer
papers
Finding aid prepared by Sally DeBauche
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2008, 2016
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003
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Title:
Curt
Max
Prüfer
papers
Date (inclusive): 1914-1954
Collection Number: 87035
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, memoirs, report, and clippings relating to German military liaison with Turkish military operations during World
War I, German foreign policy during the interwar period (especially in Ethiopia), and German foreign policy during World War
II (especially in Brazil).
Creator:
Prüfer, Curt Max, 1881-1959
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 1987.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Curt
Max
Prüfer
papers
, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
German diplomat; director of personnel, Auswärtiges Amt, 1936-1939; ambassador to Brazil, 1939-1942. Following retirement
from government, Prüfer emmigrated to Switzerland.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diaries, memoirs, report, and clippings relating to German military liaison with Turkish military operations during World
War I, German foreign policy during the interwar period (especially in Ethiopia), and German foreign policy during World War
II (especially in Brazil).
Related Material
Prüfer, C. M., McKale, D. M., Melton, J. M., & Mazal Holocaust Collection. (1988).
Rewriting history: The original and revised World War II diaries of Curt Prüfer, Nazi diplomat. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
National socialism
World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history
Germany -- Foreign relations
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Ethiopia
Ethiopia -- Foreign relations -- Germany
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Brazil
Brazil -- Foreign relations -- Germany
Diplomats -- Germany
Germany. Auswärtiges Amt
Biographical File
1919-1950
box 1, folder 1-3
Autobiography, handwritten and typescript drafts
circa 1940-1950
box 1, folder 4
General autobiographical writings
1919, undated
box 1, folder 5
Newspaper clippings about Curt Max Prüfer
1940
box 1, folder 11
1941 January 1 - December 31
box 1, folder 12
1942 October 18 - 1943 September 7
box 2, folder 1
1942 November 11 - 1944 January 7
box 2, folder 2
1944 January 10 - September 6
box 2, folder 3
1944 July - 1945 November 30
box 2, folder 4
1944 September 7 - 1946 April 21
box 2, folder 5
1946 March 13 - 1951 February 2
box 2, folder 6
1946 April 22 - 1949 April 12
box 2, folder 7
1949 April 13 - 1954 October 20
box 2, folder 8
1951 February 24 - May 27
