Burleigh (Michael) collection, 1862-1996

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Title:: Michael Burleigh collection
Dates:: 1862-1996
Creators:: Burleigh, Michael, 1955-
Abstract:: Photocopies of correspondence, government documents, judicial and medical records, and printed matter, relating to German interest in Eastern Europe and to eugenics in Germany before and during the Nazi period. Used as research material for the books by M. Burleigh, Germany Turns Eastwards: A Study of Ostforschung in the Third Reich (Cambridge, 1988), and Death and Deliverance: "Euthanasia" in Germany c. 1900-1945 (Cambridge, 1994). Includes notes by M. Burleigh.
Extent:: 25 manuscript boxes (10.0 Linear Feet)
Language:: Mainly in German
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Michael Burleigh collection,, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Photocopies of correspondence, government documents, judicial and medical records, and printed matter, relating to German interest in Eastern Europe and to eugenics in Germany before and during the Nazi period. Used as research material for the books by M. Burleigh, Germany Turns Eastwards: A Study of Ostforschung in the Third Reich (Cambridge, 1988), and Death and Deliverance: "Euthanasia" in Germany c. 1900-1945 (Cambridge, 1994). Includes notes by M. Burleigh.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2003.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: National socialism
Eugenics -- Germany
Euthanasia -- Germany
Names:: Burleigh, Michael, 1955-
Places:: Germany -- Relations -- Europe, Eastern
Europe, Eastern -- Relations -- Germany

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-01-28 10:25:18.063097

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Restrictions:: 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.
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Michael Burleigh collection,, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US