Papers, 1939-1945.

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Papers, 1939-1945.

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.

2.25 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

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United States. Office of Economic Warfare

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Vagts, Alfred, 1892-

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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. From the description of Papers, 1939-1945. (University of W...