Joseph Marcu papers, 1938-1949, 1938-1949

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

The collection arranged in seven series.

• Series I: Correspondence
• Series II: Nazi Regime
• Series III: German Occupation
• Series IV: Media Summaries, 1944-1945
• Series V: Middle East Refugee Operations
• Series VI: Psychological Warfare
• Series VII: Miscellaneous

Description

Summary

Correspondence, photographs, leaflets, pamphlets, manuals, reports and newsletters. Much of the correspondence details Marcu's efforts to persuade the American Military Government for Bavaria not to issue a weapons permit to a former Nazi who was seeking a position with the newly reconstituted police force.

The collection of printed materials is divided thematically into three parts: the first deals with the Nazi Regime, the second with the German Occupation, and the third with the refugee relief efforts in the Middle East.

Notable objects from the Nazi period include a certificate of Hitler Youth Membership, an award from the Brotherhood of German Artists, the war diary of a teen-age boy, and official military status reports issued in English by the German High Command in the period following D-Day.

The printed material dealing with the German Occupation consists primarily of reports and documents produced by the Office of the Military Government for Germany (OMGUS) and the Office of the Military Government for Bavaria (OMGB). Some of this material focuses on economic themes, reflecting Marcu's background in the Treasury.

The items collected by Marcu during his service with refugee relief programs in the Middle East during 1944 and 1945 include various media summaries and documentation, including photographs, of the provisions made to care for and eventually repatriate refugees who fled Greece and Yugoslavia for the Middle East.

Finally, there is a small collection of materials relating to propaganda and psychological warfare, including leaflets dropped by the Allies over occupied Europe. Photographs of partisan activities in Yugoslavia include several shots of Marshall Tito.

• Series I: Correspondence

• Series II: Nazi Regime

• Series III: German Occupation

• Series IV: Media Summaries, 1944-1945

• Series V: Middle East Refugee Operations

• Series VI: Psychological Warfare

• Series VII: Miscellaneous

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Joseph Marcu papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Materials

There is a related accession and bibliographic record. See bibliographic ID: 10392027

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 Joseph Marcu, 1988.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Marcu, Joseph. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/12/88. Accession number--M-88-12-12.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Processed ME 05/30/91.

Revision Description

2020-06-03 EAD document created by CCR.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form

Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Resident Officer responsible for Weissenburg and Eichstaett, Bavaria, from November 1948 through October 1949. During an earlier phase of the German Occupation, Marcu represented the U.S. Treasury in Frankfurt where he advised the Military Government on the dismantling of the German Industrial Cartels.