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Harold Jackson Gordon Jr. papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 246

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from civilians and former army officers in Germany relating to Gordon's dissertation: The Reichswehr and the German Republic, 1919-1926 (Yale University, 1953). The letters from the civilians written between 1946 and 1951 discuss their recollections of the Nazi movement and contemporary economic and political conditions in Germany. The letters on the German army, responding to a questionnaire sent by Gordon are from Germany army officers, a British general, a German member of the French resistance and others with information on the army and foreign office personnel policies. Also included are a biographical card file and correspondence, documents, and writings relating to the Hitler Putsch of 1923, to the Beer Hall Putsch, and to the Hamburg KDP Revolt of 1923.

Dates

  • 1916-1978

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the Donor and her heirs and assignees of this collection for materials authored or otherwise produced by Harold J. Gordon, Jr. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Harold J. Gordon, Jr., 1952. Gift of Nancy M. Gordon 1983 and 2000. Gift of Michael B. Barrett, 2018.

Arrangement

Arranged in four accessions.

Extent

14.33 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

German

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0246

Additional Description

Overview

Correspondence from civilians and former army officers in Germany relating to Gordon's dissertation: The Reichswehr and the German Republic, 1919-1926 (Yale University, 1953). The letters from the civilians written between 1946 and 1951 discuss their recollections of the Nazi movement and contemporary economic and political conditions in Germany. The letters on the German army, responding to a questionnaire sent by Gordon are from Germany army officers, a British general, a German member of the French resistance and others with information on the army and foreign office personnel policies. Also included are a biographical card file and correspondence, documents, and writings relating to the Hitler Putsch of 1923, to the Beer Hall Putsch, and to the Hamburg KDP Revolt of 1923.

Biographical / Historical

Harold Jackson Gordon (1919-1980): professor and author; history professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1955-1962; United States Army, 1943-1946; United States Army Reserve, 1946-1973; author, The Reichswehr and the German Republic, 1919-1926, Hitler and the Beer Hall Putsch; also contributor to Military Affairs.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Harold Jackson Gordon Jr. Papers
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Manuscripts and Archives Staff
Date
August 1981
Description rules
Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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