Daniel Lerner collection, 1914-1949

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Summary

Creators:
Lerner, Daniel, 1917-1980
Abstract:
Reports, correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, and radio transcripts relating to Allied propaganda in Europe during World War II, analysis of German propaganda, evaluation of wartime German morale, and German public opinion during the post-war Allied occupation. Includes reports of interrogations of German prisoners of war.
Extent:
87 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (36.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and German
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Daniel Lerner collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Daniel Lerner gathered a portion of the collection in 1944-1945 when he worked as Chief Editor of the Psychological Warfare Division, SHAEF (1944-1945), and as Chief of Intelligence of the Information Control Division, OMGUS (1945-1946). He supplemented the collection with materials he found during his two trips to Europe in 1946 to 1947 and in 1948 while he was Research Director of the International Studies Center at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. Lerner's book, entitled Sykewar: Psychological Warfare against Germany (New York: George W. Stewart, 1949), is partially based on the collection materials.

Biographical / historical:

Daniel Lerner (1917-1980), author and professor of sociology, worked as Chief Editor of the Psychological Warfare Division, SHAEF (1944-1945) and as Chief of Intelligence of the Information Control Division, OMGUS (1945-1946).

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1946.
Processing information:

Please be advised that this collection contains content that includes harmful language. Titles in the finding aid were maintained from their original sources and not edited or modified at the time of original description. This content should be viewed within a historical lense and does not reflect the opinions of the Archivists who described it.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Daniel Lerner collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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