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This folder contains mainly Abschriften (copies) of administrative laws and military regulations utilized by the Oberbefehlshaber der gesamten Deutschen Streitkräfte im Osten (Ober Ost) [trans. Supreme Commander of All German Forces in the East] to control the Eastern front during the First World War.

Two books in Russian and one guidebook in German.

Correspondence, reports, and publications. Much of the material in the collection consists of second-hand reports on events in Germany and on prominent Germans throughout the world. The attitudes and activities of the Society are best illustrated in its publication"Prevent World War III" a complete run of which is located at the end of the collection

Typescript diaries, with holograph correction detailing Theodore Abel's daily personal and professional life with his comments on local, national and world events. Recorded are his daily activities and his thoughts on all aspects of the human conditions: history, literature, the arts, religion, science, politics, sociology, etc. The journals are rich in details about the Columbia University Sociology Department and related departments.