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This series is organized into two subseries: articles and books. The articles and books subseries are arranged alphabetically by author. If the author is unknown, the article or book is placed within the suberies list alphabetically by title. English language translations have also been provided in brackets for all foreign language article and journal titles.

This series is organized alphabetically by genre and form. English language translations, in turn, have been provided in brackets for all foreign language article and journal titles. In November 1942, Moskowitz was drafted into the Armed Forces. In May 1943, he entered the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Miami Beach, FL, where he was eventually commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. While at the OCS, Moskowitz specialized in intelligence. He was appointed, in turn, to the Military Government School, Fort Custer, MI. Later, he attended the School for Overseas Administration at Harvard University for eventual assignment in Italy. Moskowitz saw distinguished military service in England, France, Germany, Italy and North Africa. His last assignment was as the Chief of Political Intelligence, U.S. Military Government for Wuerttemberg-Baden, Germany. Upon his military discharge in April 1946, Moskowitz rejoined The American Jewish Committee as a Foreign Affairs Department staff member.

This series contains two subseries: subject files and writings. The subject files are arranged alphabetically by either organizational name or subject. Predominantly covering the period of the 1950s, these materials represent Moskowitz's early work at the United Nations. The writings subseries is arranged chronologically by publication date beginning with an articles subseries followed by a books subseries. The articles subseries spans the period from 1938 to 1976. Please note that English language translations have been provided in brackets for all foreign language article and journal titles. The books subseries contains all four volumes written by Moses Moskowitz: Human Rights and World Order: The Struggle for Human Rights in the United Nations (1958),The Politics and Dynamics of Human Rights (1968),International Concern with Human Rights (1974), and The Roots and Reaches of United Nations Actions and Decisions (1980). The first folder of each published book contains a first edition of the volume followed alphabetically by contract and correspondence files, drafts, notes, outlines, publisher catalogs and reviews.