19 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) World War, 1939-1945--Germany.

  1. European Mission and Cooperative Acquisitions Project series, Library of Congress archives, 1942-1957

    8,000 items. 36 containers. 13.8 linear feet. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The European Mission and Cooperative Acquisitions Project series of the Library of Congress Archives comprises the records of the Library's European Mission (Mission to Germany) and subsequent Cooperative Acquisitions Project to collect materials in Europe in the immediate post-World War II period. The files include correspondence, lists of publications, index cards, printed matter, and other records, and memoranda used to organize the collection, shipment, and distribution of materials to participating libraries in the United States.

  2. Glenn R. Fackler World War II map collection

    14 items . 11 facsimile map sheets . 3 textual documents . -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Glenn R. Fackler World War II map collection contains 11 reproductions of maps from the publication titled Eleven war maps with the dates of important events in World War II. The book was published in 1945 by the Geographia Map Co. of New York. The donor's reproductions were not large enough to completely cover the contents of the maps. Three textual documents are included.

  3. John Fox World War II map collection

    17 maps . -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    A collection of 17 photomaps (Mosaic No. 41) created by the 942nd Engineer Topographic Battalion of the Eighth Air Force. The photomaps depict the German cities of Coblenz (Koblenz), Bendorf, and Neuwied, and the surrounding area. The photomaps were created during World War II.

  4. Rhoda Métraux papers, 1837-1997

    90,000 items. 224 containers plus 1 classified and 21 oversize. 101 linear feet. 802 digital files (2.2 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Anthropologist and author. Correspondence, lectures, and writings in both physical and digital format. Physical materials also include field diaries, field notes and notebooks, reports, proposals, minutes, programs, interview transcripts, questionnaires, statistical analyses, artwork and drawings, photographs, maps, census data, projective testing materials, financial records, and printed matter pertaining to Métraux's career as an anthropologist and her professional and personal relationship with anthropologist Margaret Mead.

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  5. Donald J. MacDonald papers, 1930-1997

    1,200 items. 6 containers. 2.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Rear admiral. Correspondence, biographical material, and military papers relating primarily to the naval career of Donald J. MacDonald.

  6. Serials and miscellaneous publications of the underground movements in Europe during World War II, 1936-1945

    103 containers. Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 32.8 linear feet. Approximate number of items: 3,1150 . -- Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The work is divided into 28 series of serials and miscellaneous publications for the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, French Territories, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Netherland Territories, Norway, Poland and Yugoslavia. The serials are periodicals with dates, and sometimes issue numbering, while the miscellaneous publications embraces a wide field of political tracts, single handout sheets, private letters, newspaper clippings, posters, etc.... Fourteen countries are represented with each having a section and an additional section for French Territories. There is also an Appendix for German language items addressed to German prisoners of war, and civilians living in the Reich. There is also a small handful of pro-Axis or collaborator publications. All items are arranged alphabetically by title. With the exception of the titles for the Greek Miscellaneous items, which are in English, all publications are entitled as found, with diacritics. Miscellaneous items are defined as follows: a one page work is a flyer, a two page work on one sheet is a leaflet, and anything of greater length is a pamphlet. Please note that there are links for periodical issues and miscellaneous pieces that are located in both the regular and oversize boxes. Part of the collection consists of reproduced materials. Only a few items are also held in the Library’s general collection, and they are designated by LC call number.

  7. Nazi party and other early 20th century German history related posters

    16 containers. Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 30 linear feet. Approximate number of items: 425 . -- Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    A collection of posters and broadsides related to the rise and establishment of the German Nazi Party, 1923-1945 and some earlier related materials from the aftermath of World War I. Includes announcements of speeches or appearances by Nazi leaders Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Josef Burckel, Hermann Esser, Karl Fiehler, Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Paul Giesler, Walter Graf, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Karl Holz, Rudolf Jordan, Dietrich Klagges, Bernhard Köhler, Robert Ley, Hasso von Manteuffel, Martin Mutschmann, Alfred Rosenberg, Friedrich Schlegel, Franz Schwede, Ludwig Siebert, Julius Streicher, Rudolf Trautmann, Adolf Wagner, and Walter Zimmermann. Also anti-Nazi political materials announcing speeches or appearances by Theodor Haubach, Hans Jendretzki, Käte Kern, Paul Mielitz, Gotthard Roll, Ernst Thälmann, Ernst Torgler and Mathilde Wurm. Includes blank posters to fill in for general announcements of Nazi party activities. Also includes election campaign posters for the NSDAP (Nazi party), DAF (German Worker's Front), KPD (Communist party) and SPD (Social Democratic party). Includes announcements of party rallies and regional (Gau) meetings; conferences and cultural events; appeals for charity campaigns of the Winterhilfswerk and Hindenburgspende; propaganda posters with slogans by Hitler, Goebbels, Göring and Himmler; exhibition announcements and public information notices. Includes materials from German occupied Sudetenland, (Czechoslovakia), Poland, Austria and groups sympathetic to the Nazis in other European countries.

  8. World War II unit route maps collection, 1944-1945

    85 maps. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The World War II unit route maps collection consists of maps created by individual U.S. military units commemorating and outlining their movements, engagements, and routes of travel during the second World War. The maps primarily depict historical and geographic landmarks and major events pictorially. Most maps were created by units of the U.S. Army at the division and battalion level, and many are undated, but presumed to have been created in or around 1945 at the conclusion of the war. Units operating in Western Europe -- particularly France, the Low Countries, and Germany -- have the most representation, with select maps depicting Italy, North Africa, the Pacific Ocean, the Philippines, and the Aleutian Islands. The collection consists of 85 unique maps.

  9. World War II military intelligence map collection : declassified maps and reports from the American, British, and German militaries

    21,231 items. 281 containers. 9 boxes. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Compiled by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the collection consists of 21,231 maps, charts, photographs, photo-maps, diagrams, illustrations, and supporting documents organized into 281 reports/containers. The materials were used by the Americans, British, and Germans to plan military operations during World War II. All items are desclassified. The folders/containers are housed in nine banker's boxes.