Myth of the Eastern Front photograph collection, 1994-2005
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Davies, Edward J., II, 1947-
- Title
- Myth of the Eastern Front photograph collection
- Dates
- 1994-2005 (inclusive)19942005
- Quantity
- 1 box, (46 items)
- Collection Number
- P1495
- Summary
- The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture is a 2007 historical study about American popular culture during World War II written by Edward J. Davies and Ronald Smelser. This collection contains research into and illustrations from the book, as well as personal photographs of its authors.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture by Edward J. Davies and Ronald M. Smelser was published by Cambridge University Press in 2007. Davies and Smelser state that their book "is the story of how the Germans, through a network of former high Wehrmacht officers and Bundeswehr officers who had served in World War II, created in the minds of the American military, then journalists and popular writers, an interpretation of World War II in the East disturbingly similar to that projected by Hitler's regime during the war itself and that left the Wehrmacht with a largely 'clean' reputation as to its conduct of that war. This view, which the Americans gradually absorbed during the 1950s, continues in the popular literature and part of the media to this day, and indeed delineates a broad subculture of general readers, German military enthusiasts, war game aficionados, military paraphernalia collectors, and reenactors."
Edward J. Davies and Ronald M. Smelser are professors at the University of Utah.
Content Description
The Myth of the Eastern Front photograph collection consists of 1 box containing personal photographs and material collected by Edward J. Davies and Ronald M. Smelser in relation to their 2007 book The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture. The collection includes color photographs of family portraits, perhaps of donor Davies and his family, dating from approximatley 2000-2005; color slides of World War II propaganda posted, labeled "from Chapter 1: World War II Presentation in 1994); and copy prints of illustrations used in the book and photographs of other book covers. While the posters and illustrations used in the book date from World War II, approximately 1940-1945, the copy prints and slides of them were created during the course of researching the book and date from approximately 1994 to 2005.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Myth of the Eastern Front photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Myth of the Eastern Front photograph collection, P1495, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1495.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Family Portraits, circa 2000-2005Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Slides: World War II PostersContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Copy prints of book illustrationsContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Book covers--Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945--Posters
Personal Names
- Davies, Edward J., II, 1947-
Form or Genre Terms
- color slides
- copy prints
