Edward V. Sittler Dismissal Records, 1949-1962.

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Edward V. Sittler Dismissal Records, 1949-1962.

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Records, 1949-1962, documenting the dismissal of Edward V. Sittler, an assistant professor of German at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in Houghton, Michigan. Includes correspondence, clippings and legal papers documenting the hiring and dismissal of Sittler and the subsequent lawsuits brought by Sittler against the college. Also includes transcripts of some of Sittler's broadcasts during World War II. Sittler was a United States citizen who renounced his citizenship to become a German citizen just before World War II. As a member of the Nazi party, he engaged in English-language broadcasts of falsified news stories designed to damage the morale of American troops. In addition, he misrepresented his citizenship status during his employment with the Michigan College of Mining and Technology.

0.18 cubic feet; 1/2 manuscript box (letter size)

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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SNAC Resource ID: 8083357

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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