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Alfred Vagts papers, 1939-1945
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Vagts, Alfred, 1892-
- Title
- Alfred Vagts papers
- Dates
- 1939-1945 (inclusive)19391945
- Quantity
- 2.25 cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 01124
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Vagts, a diplomatic and military historian, was born in Germany and served in the German Army in World War I. He came to the United States as Hitler came to power in Germany and taught at Harvard and Radcliffe before joining Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies from 1938-1942. Vagts served as a consultant to the U.S. Office of Economic Warfare during World War II and was an independent researcher and writer after 1942.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection is chiefly materials related to Vagts' World War II work, including then-confidential reports, correspondence, memorandums and notes of the Office of Economic Warfare; manuscripts chiefly related to the German war-time economy and food production; materials on post-war economic planning; postal censorship transcripts; materials on radio propaganda directed into Germany; newspaper and magazine clippings; and miscellaneous other materials.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subordinate Component # 1Return to Top
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container list)s to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Economic aspects.
- Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Censorship.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Food supply -- Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.
