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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