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  • Title: Joseph E. Persico papers
    Date (inclusive): 1943-1980
    Collection Number: 81137
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 envelope (2.9 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Sound recordings and transcripts of interviews, correspondence, reports, drafts of writings, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to American secret service activities in Germany during World War II. Used as research material for the book by J. E. Persico, Piercing the Reich (1979). Includes photocopies of records of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services.
    Creator: Persico, Joseph E.
    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

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Joseph E. Persico papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biography

    American historian.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Audiotapes
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany
    Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
    Secret service -- United States
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service
    United States. Office of Strategic Services