Society for the Prevention of World War III records, 1945-1972
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- Ms Coll\SPWWIII
- Bib ID:
- 4079604 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Society for the Prevention of World War III (New York, N.Y.)
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 5 linear feet (12 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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Boxes 2-12 (arranged materials) are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Summary
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
Arrangement
Eleanor Roosevelt correspondence cataloged; remainder arranged.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Boxes 2-12 (arranged materials) are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of the Society, 1973.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records: Source of acquisition--Society for the Prevention of WWIII. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1973. Accession number--M-1973.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Records Entered in AMC 12/03/90.
Revision Description
2020-03-30 Replaced PDF with structured finding aid. cml/kws
Biographical / Historical
Founded at the end of the Second World War, the Society concerned itself with the problems of dealing with post-war Germany. The issues in which it was most interested were de-Nazification and de-industrialization, and many of its records relate to former Nazi leaders or German industrialists who assumed or attempted to assume positions of power after the war.
Subject Headings
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