Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

E. Newbold Cooper / Margaret Hawkins collection, 1820s-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (5 boxes, 6 volumes)
Abstract:: Represents, in large measure, the Cooper and Wills families of E. Newbold Cooper and the Green, Hawkins, and Sharpless families of Margaret Hawkins.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Nancy Zosa collection of photographic materials, 1848-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.5 linear ft. ((10 boxes, 24 volumes, 1 item))
Abstract:: A collection of original photographs, photograph albums and books and catalogs relating to photography, primarily from the 19th century, that include important historical images of people and places, and in certain instances rare, early or unusual images or publications.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Leonard Stout Kenworthy diary, 1940-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Leonard Stout Kenworthy's "Quaker Berlin Diary" describes his experiences in Germany during World War II working with German Quakers to assist unaffiliated German Jews to leave Germany.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

William R. Mathews papers, 1941-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: William R. Mathews (1893-1969) was a journalist, newspaper editor and publisher who corresponded extensively with John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), a politician who served as a United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. This collection represents years of correspondence between these two men, with occasional notes to or from one of their wives. The letters demonstrate Dulles and Mathews' friendship and mutual respect, as they discuss the political and military events that occurred between 1941 and 1957.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Marlis Gildemeister papers, 1946-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.7 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of Marlis Gildemeister, a graduate of Haverford College's master's program in Relief & Restoration and a volunteer with American Friends Service Committee in Austria after World War II. The materials in this collection span the years 1946 to 2007, and are mostly related to relief work and aid to refugees in the turmoil following the second world war. Some of the materials are in German.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

William R. Hughes papers, 1952

Extent:: 2 folders
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the typed manuscript, "The Friends of Jakob Boeheme," an essay describing a visit to former Nazis interned after the war, and correspondence in both German and English.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Leonhard Friedrich papers, 1942-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 folders
Abstract:: This collection includes photocopies and reproductions related to Leonhard Friedrich, a German Quaker.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Berchtesgaden military intelligence records, 1945-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes (70 folders)
Abstract:: The core of the collection comprises records of the Counter-Intelligence Corps (CIC) detachment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army, which was stationed in Berchtesgaden, Germany, at the close of the Second World War. George R. Allen, who collected the materials, was a member of that CIC detachment. Included are typed transcripts of interviews with, statements from, or reports on family and staff of Adolf Hitler, including Fritz Goernnert (assistant to Hermann Göring), Franz Brandenburg and Willy Lau (Göring's guards), Christa Schroeder (Hitler's personal secretary), Paula Wolf (Hitler's sister), Angela Hammitzsch (Hitler's half-sister), Theodor Morell (Hitler's personal physician), Erich Kempka (Hitler's chauffeur), Günther Mannertz (member of the SS), Heinrich Doose (member of the Waffen-SS and driver), Percy Schramm (head compiler of the war journal of the German High Command Operational Staff), Erwin Nagel (German soldier in a convicts detachment), and...(see more)

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

George R. Allen collection of World War II memorabilia, 1935-1950 (inclusive) 1939-1945 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: George R. Allen (1919-1998) was a Philadelphian bookseller who served in the military intelligence during World War II and made remarkable discoveries in Hitler's mountain residence at Berchtesgaden. His collection of World War II memorabilia includes newspapers, leaflets, photographs, booklets, correspondence, and clothing accessories.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Helmut Meyer Papers, 1938-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 boxes and 16.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Helmut Meyer was a German-born American citizen who fought for the United States in World War II and founded the Helmut Meyer Literary Agency in New York City. The collection contains files from the Helmut Meyer Literary Agency, propaganda from both the Allies and the Axis from World War II, manuscripts of Meyer's own work, and correspondence from friends and clients.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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