Preliminary Inventory of the German American Bund records

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: German American Bund records
Date (inclusive): 1936-1941
Collection Number: 72104
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and German
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 envelope (0.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Minutes of the Executive Committee, translations of Führer commands, financial records, propaganda, and photographs, relating to activities of the Bund. Collected by Paul Dunne. Photocopy.
Creator: German American Bund
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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1972.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], German American Bund records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Most originals in: United States National Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Fascist organization in the United States.

Scope and Content of Collection

Minutes of the Executive Committee, translations of Führer commands, financial records, propaganda, and photographs, relating to activities of the Bund. Collected by Paul Dunne. Photocopy.

Arrangement

Arranged into 8 categories.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Fascism -- United States
Germans -- United States

box 1

Minutes of Bund meetings 1939-1951

box 1

Bund Command (Führer commands) no.1-50 1936-1941

box 1

Constitution undated

box 1

Financial records undated

box 1

Membershop forms undated

box 1

Propaganda materials undated

box 1

Trade directory of Bund members in New York undated

envelope A

Negatives (identified) 1936-1941

Scope and Contents

17 photographic negatives of Fritz Kuhn and other leaders of the German American Bund, including photographs of them with Adolf Hitler; and photographs of activities of the Bund.