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  • Title: Joseph Goebbels papers
    Date (inclusive): 1884-1945
    Collection Number: 47004
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: German
    Physical Description: 11 manuscript boxes, 7 microfilm reels, 1 sound tape reel (6.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, academic and fictional writings, school notebooks, personal documents, memoranda and expense accounts, and sound recording of a speech relating to the early life of Joseph Goebbels, and to activities of the Nationalsozialistische deutsche Arbeiter-Partei and of the German government during World War II, especially military and political affairs. Includes diaries from 1925 August 12 to 1926 October 27, from 1942 January 27 to 1943 December 9 (incomplete), and for 1944 October 3; and sound recording of a speech, entitled "Discorso al Campo di Maggio," 1937 September 28. Also includes microfilm and/or photocopies of all original diaries and of other original documents.
    Creator: Goebbels, Joseph, 1897-1945
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Boxes 1-7 closed; microfilm and paper use copies available. The remainder of 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 1947, with additional materials added through 2013.

    Preferred Citation

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

    Biographical Note

    German national socialist leader; minister of public enlightenment and propaganda, 1933 to 1945.

    Scope and Contents note

    Diaries, correspondence, academic and fictional writings, school notebooks, personal documents, memoranda and expense accounts, and sound recording of a speech relating to the early life of Joseph Goebbels, and to activities of the Nationalsozialistische deutsche Arbeiter-Partei and of the German government during World War II, especially military and political affairs. Includes diaries from 1925 August 12 to 1926 October 27, from 1942 January 27 to 1943 December 9 (incomplete), and for 1944 October 3; and sound recording of a speech, entitled "Discorso al Campo di Maggio," 1937 September 28. Also includes microfilm and/or photocopies of all original diaries and of other original documents.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Audiotapes
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
    Propaganda, German
    National socialism
    Statesmen -- Germany
    Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
    Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei