Julius Epstein papers, 1939-1975

Creators:: Epstein, Julius, 1901-1975
Abstract:: Correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, photographs, and printed matter, relating to World War II, communism, forced repatriation of Russian prisoners to the Soviet Union following World War II, the Katyn forest massacre, unreported deaths of Soviet cosmonauts, and the efforts of J. Epstein to obtain restricted government documents on these subjects.
Extent:: 194 manuscript boxes, 16 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 envelope (87.7 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Julius Epstein papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical / historical:

Date	Event
1901	Born, Vienna, Austria Studied economics and political science at the universities of Jena and Leipzig Free-lance journalist
1939	Came to the United States
1941-1945	Worked for the Office of War Information Correspondent for several European newspapers
1963	Research Associate, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace
1972	Professor of International Affairs, Lincoln University, San Francisco
1974	Author, Operation Keelhaul: The Story of Forced Repatriation
1975	Died, Menlo Park, California

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1975.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union
Communism
Prisoners of war
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities
Katyn Massacre, Katynʹ, Russia, 1940
Official secrets -- United States
Astronauts -- Soviet Union
Security classification (Government documents) -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Forced repatriation

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], Julius Epstein papers, [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