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
Abstract
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.
- Choltitz, Dietrich von
- Erfurth, Waldemar, 1879-1971
- Europe
- Faber du Faur, Moritz von
- Falkenhausen, Alexander von, Dr.
- Germany
- Germany -- History -- 1918-1933
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
- Germany -- History -- 1945-1955
- Germany -- History -- Kapp Putsch, 1920
- Germany. Auswärtiges Amt
- Germany. Heer
- Gessler, Dr. (Otto), 1875-1955
- Gordon, Harold J.
- Guderian, Heinz, 1888-1954
- Heinrici, Gotthard, 1886-1971
- Heusinger, Adolf von, 1885-
- Historians
- Köstring, Ernst, 1876-1953
- Lossberg, Bernhard von, 1900-
- Malcolm, Neill, 1869-
- Margulies, Fritz
- Munzel, Oskar
- National socialism
- Pechel, Rudolf, 1882-
- Rossbach, Gerhard, 1893-
- Tippelskirch, Kurt von
- Young, Desmond
- 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.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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