Walter L.Pforzheimer papers circa 1548-circa 2001 1940-1995

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Walter L.Pforzheimer papers circa 1548-circa 2001 1940-1995

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The Walter L. Pforzheimer Papers contain personalcorrespondence, diaries, writings, notes, and family papers; correspondence,reports, and other documents relating to the United States Army during WorldWar II, the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA's Historical IntelligenceCollection, and the United States Defense Intelligence College; historicalmanuscripts and related materials collected by Pforzheimer concerning thehistory of military intelligence, including autograph documents, signed, byEuropean heads of state and American presidents, seventeenth-twentiethcenturies; prints, posters, and newspapers, including rareseventeenth-twentieth century items relating to Molière and other subjects;framed oil paintings and prints; book collecting notes, lists, vendor receipts,and card catalogs; rare postage stamps, including propaganda and forgeries;photographs, glass and film negatives, glass stereographs, and photographalbums; video and audio recordings, including interviews with Pforzheimer andpresentations by him; microfilms; computer disks; and objects collected byPforzheimer, including Molière medals, military decorations, and memorabiliarelating to his intelligence career.

133.09 linear feet (146 boxes)+ 9 broadside folders, 2 cold storage packages, 4 framed art storage items, 4object storage items, 1 portfolio, 1 roll.

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