Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Margarete Adler certificates
Two certificates. One is a 1939 commendation for her participation in a competition to produce "iron and metal." The other certifies that she is a citizen of Germany living in Würzburg and was issued in 1944. This document was for "internal use" and was probably used for identification purposes.
John R. Halliday memoirs
Includes a two-page vita, and recollections of the author's ancestors, family and youth; professional life; church activities; and hobbies. He served a Latter-day Saint mission in Germany, 1931-1933; studied music at the State Academy of Music in Berlin, Germany, 1933-1934; and worked in the Department of Music at Brigham Young University, 1936-1938 and again beginning in 1942. Material was dictated by John R. Halliday in June 1971, and later transcribed.
Helmuth Hübener papers
Photocopies of correspondence, notes, testimonies, handbills, and minutes. The materials relate to Hubener's trial for treason against the state and to Hubener's views on Germany, the Nazi Party, and World War II. Also included are materials from Hubener's parents and anti-Nazi handbills he distributed.
Roger P. Minert papers
Wilhelm Ohnesorge birthday card and telegrams
Portfolio of six telegrams and birthday cards addressed to Ohnesorge celebrating his 70th birthday in 1942. Items include drawings of German scenes, including images of ships, landscapes, and Adolf Hitler.
Oral histories, approximately 2000-2011
Contains audiocassette recordings of German members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speaking about their lives, especially the period occuring during World War II, as compiled by Roger P. Minert. The histories were collected mostly through personal or telephone interviews between Roger and the member in either Utah or Germany. Materials created approximately 2000 to 2011.
David Prine papers
Some factors contributing to the forming of public opinion in Nazi Germany
Two typewritten booklets. One of these items talks about some of the reasons for the success of Nazi propaganda in Germany. The other item contains inormation concerning materials for teaching the subject of National Socialism in Germany in secondary schools.
Johann Uhl portrait drawing
Portrait of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) done in colored pencil. The portrait has the words, "Ehrenbuergerurkunde Bergen Chiemgau fuer Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler." The item has a seal attached and makes Hitler an honorary citizen probably of Bergen bei Traunstein when Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. The portrait depicts Hitler in a Bavarian peasant costume, looking stern, and holding his right hand up.
West German Mission, approximately 2000-2011
Contains autobiographical writings and diaries of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lived in West Germany before and during World War II. Also contains transcripts of interviews conducted by Roger Minert with these members between approximately 2000 and 2011. All materials written and collected in preparation for the publishing of Minert's books on the subject.