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Austin J. App papers, 1886-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator
App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902-1984
Title
Austin J. App papers
Dates
1886-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
78.13 cubic ft. (80 boxes)
Collection Number
08817
Summary
The Austin J. App papers reflect App's defense of Adolph Hitler, the Third Reich, and the Nazi Party, as well as his denial of the Holocaust and Antisemitic ideas. Collection contains books, plays, and articles written by App, books and magazines collected by App, correspondence, subject files, financial records, photographs, and biographical information regarding his personal and political life.
Repository
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

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English, German
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Historical Note

Austin Joseph App (1902-1984) was, according to historian Deborah Lipstadt, "one of the major 'theoreticians' of Holocaust Denial" who "played a central role in the development of Holocaust denial, especially in the United States." App, who served in the U. S. Army in World War II, taught English and Literature at Catholic University of America, the University of Scranton, Incarnate Word College, and LaSalle College. Besides his interest with revisionist history, Antisemitism, and Holocaust denial, he was also a proponent of anti-communism, anti-integration, and anti-pornography interests. He was director of Boniface Press beginning in 1948, president of the Federation of American Citizens of German Descent from 1960-1966, and chair of the Captive Nations Committee of Greater Philadelphia beginning in 1965. For more on App, see chapter 5, "Austin J. App: The World of Immoral Equivalencies," in Deborah Lipstadt, "Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory" (1993).

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Content Description

The materials in this collection reflect Austin J. App's defense of Adolph Hitler, the Third Reich, and the Nazi Party, as well as his denial of the Holocaust and Antisemitic ideas. The collection includes App's dissertation, as well as books, plays, and articles written by him. Also included are books collected by App, most in English and German, and many with his handwritten annotations, as well as magazines, newsletters, and other publications collected by App, most in German and English, and business and personal correspondence. There are also subject files comprised mainly of clippings and chiefly related to political, historical, and social issues, as well as financial records, photographs, and biographical information.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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Restrictions on Use

Statement on Potentially Harmful Language and Images Found in Collections

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Austin J. App as of the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

The American Heritage Center received the materials in this collection from Oliver L. App, brother of Austin J. App, from 1984-1986.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Roger Simon from December 2024-September 2025.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Anti-communist movements.
  • Antisemitism -- United States.
  • Communism and Judaism.
  • Communism and Zionism.
  • Communism.
  • German Americans.
  • Hitler, Adolf--1889-1945.
  • Holocaust Denial Literature.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
  • Nazis.
  • Pornography -- United States.
  • Racism -- United States.
  • Third Reich.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- German Americans.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews.
  • World War, 1939-1945.

Corporate Names

  • Boniface Press.
  • Federation of American Citizens of German Descent.

Geographical Names

  • Germany -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
  • Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
  • Germany -- History -- 1945-1990.
  • Germany -- History -- 20th century.
  • Israel -- Foreign relations.
  • Israel -- History.
  • United States -- Race relations.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Financial records.
  • Photographs.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Speeches.

Occupations

  • Authors, American.
  • College teachers.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- A Straight look at the Third Reich.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- An Essay on Charles Darwin.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- Autobiography.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- History's Most Terrifying Peace.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- Lancelot in English Literature – His Role and Character.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- Ravishing the Conquered Women of Europe.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- The Curse of Anti-anti-semitism.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- The First Stone.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- The Six Million Swindle – Blackmailing the German People for Hard Marks with Fabricated Corpses.
    • App, Austin J. (Austin Joseph), 1902- -- The True Concept of Literature.

Processed by Roger Simon
2025

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