Overview of the George Sylvester Viereck miscellaneous papers

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Overview of the George Sylvester Viereck miscellaneous papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2009
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.

Collection Summary

Title: George Sylvester Viereck miscellaneous papers

Dates: 1903-1960

Collection Number: XX273

Creator: Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962

Collection Size: 2 manuscript boxes, 32 scrapbooks (4 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Correspondence, writings, and clippings, relating to literature, German-American relations, American foreign policy during World War I, and the trial of G. S. Viereck as a pro-German propagandist in the United States during World War II. Includes correspondence with, and writings by, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: English German

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Access to sound recordings, video recordings, or motion picture material requires at least two weeks advance notice. Please contact the Hoover Institution Archives for further information.

Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], George Sylvester Viereck miscellaneous papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

German-American poet, playwright and journalist.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, writings, and clippings, relating to literature, German-American relations, American foreign policy during World War I, and the trial of G. S. Viereck as a pro-German propagandist in the United States during World War II. Includes correspondence with, and writings by, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

German literature.

Propaganda, German--United States.

World War, 1914-1918--United States.

World War, 1939-1945--United States.

Germany--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Germany.

United States--Neutrality.

Journalists.

William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.

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