Finding aid for the Anti-Semitic Publications


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Dearborn Publishing Company
Title: Anti-Semitic Publications
Dates: 1920-1951
Extent: 0.40 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The collection consists of various materials relevant to Jewish life and anti-semitism in the first half of the twentieth century. Included are magazines, pamphlets, and books. There are numerous publications relevant to Henry Ford and the Dearborn Publishing Company, a small pamphlet issued by the National Jewish Welfare Board explaining Jewish history to those in the armed forces, and a publication by the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany on post-World War II Germany. Included are a number of original periodicals from National Socialist Germany.
MS Number MS 4953
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English and German

Scope and Content

The Anti-Semitic Publications, 1920-1951, consist of various materials relevant to Jewish life and anti-semitism in the first half of the twentieth century. Included are magazines, pamphlets, and books. There are numerous publications relevant to Henry Ford and the Dearborn Publishing Company, a small pamphlet issued by the National Jewish Welfare Board explaining Jewish history to those in the armed forces, and a publication by the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany on post-World War II Germany. Included are a number of original periodicals from National Socialist Germany.

Included are magazines, pamphlets, and books. While the collection draws primarily on American evidence, there are a number of original periodicals from National Socialist Germany. There are numerous publications relevant to Henry Ford and the affiliated Dearborn Publishing Company, of which he was president. There is a small pamphlet, published by the National Jewish Welfare Board, explaining Jewish history for those in the armed forces. In addition, there is a publication by the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany on post-World War II Germany.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Anti-Jewish propaganda -- United States.
Antisemitism -- United States.
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
Jews -- History.
Jews -- United States.
National socialsim.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4953 Anti-Semitic Publications, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of an anonymous donor in 2003.

Processing Information

Processed by Rachel Oley in 2006.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Anti-Semitic Publications 1920-1951

Box Folder
1 1 Pamphlet: The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem, Dearborn Publishing Co. (A reprint of a series of articles appearing in The Dearborn Independent from May 22 to October 2, 1920) November 1920
1 2 Magazine: The Dearborn Independent (Weekly publication by The Dearborn Publishing Company, President Henry Ford. Note anti-Semitic references) October 17, 1925
1 3 Magazines: Three issues of The Dearborn Independent January 30, 1926 April 3, 1926 May 1, 1926
1 4 The Triumph of an Idea: The Story of Henry Ford, Ralph H. Graves, Doubleday, Doran & Company 1934
1 4 What Henry Ford Thinks of War, Frank Bonville, Bonville Bureau of Information 1925
1 5 The Tragedy of Henry Ford, Jonathan Norton Leonard, G.P. Putnam's Sons 1932
1 6 Book: The Cohens and Kellys: A Story of East Side-West Side New York, Aaron Hoffman, Jacobson-Hodgkinson Publishers 1925
1 6 Pamphlet: Report on Germany, Office of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, 9th Quarterly (Report on international and domestic, political, economic, and geographic situation of post-War Germany). October 1-December 31, 1951
1 6 Pamphlet: The Story of the Jewish People, National Jewish Welfare Board (Fifth in a series of pamphlets published for members of the Jewish faith in the armed forces of the United States). 1945
1 7 Der Schulungsbrief (Monthly publication of National Socialist Party of Germany; in German) 1930
1 8 Der Schulungsbrief (Monthly publication of National Socialist Party of Germany; in German) 1938
1 9 Der Schulungsbrief (Monthly publication of National Socialist Party of Germany; in German) 1939