GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, VA. No. 6. Records of Nazi ...

170 Pages·2004·14.84 MB·English

GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, VA.
No. 6. Records of Nazi Cultural and Research Institutions and
Records Pertaining to Axis Relations and Interests in the Far East
The National Archives
National Archives and Records Service
General Services Administration
Washington: 1959
This finding aid, prepared under the direction of the Committee for the Study
of War Documents of the American Historical Association, has been reproduced by the
National Archives as part of its program of facilitating the use of records in its
custody*
The microfilm described in this list has been deposited in the National Archives
by the American Historical Association and may be identified as Microcopy No. T-82.
It may be consulted at the National Archives. A price list appears on the last page.
Those desiring to purchase microfilm should write to the Exhibits and Publications
Branch, National Archives, Washington 25, D. C«
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR DOCUMENTS
GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, VA.
No, 6» Records of Nazi Cultural and Research Institutions, and
Records Bertaining to Axis Relations and Interests in the Far East.

THE AMERICA!? HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (AHA)
COMMITTEE FOR TH15! STUDY OP WAR DOCUMENTS
GUIDES TO GERMAF RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, YA.
is part of a series of guides prepared by the American Historical Association listing records microfilmed at Alexandria, ?a. , "by
the American Historical Association Microfilming Project.
An American Committee for the Study .of War Documents was established in 1955 fts a private group of scholars interested in documen-
tary research and especially in the microfilming of records of foreign origin kept in American depositories. In 1956* *ke American Committee
became a committee of the American Historical Association. Its present Chairman (1958) isf Professor Oron J. Hale, University of Virginia,
who was preceded by Dean Reginald H. Phelps, Harvard University, and Professor Lynn M. Case of the University of Pennsylvania. An initial
Ford Foundation grant and additional funds provided by the Old Dominion Foundation enabled the Committee to undertake the cataloguing and micro-
filming of declassified German records in the custody of the World War II Records Division of the National Archives (previously TAGO, Depart-
mental Records Branch) at Alexandria, Virginia*
The plans for screening and microfilming of these material a-rtrsre prepared by a Subcommittee on Microfilming under the Chairmanship to
the end of 1956 of Professor E. Malcolm Carroll, Duke Univerfcity, and his successor, Dr. Fritz T. Epstein, The Library of Congress* Professor
Gerhard L. Weinberg of the University of Kentucky directed the microfilming team in Alexandria, in 1956/7 which is now under the supervision
of Dr. Dagmar Horna Perman.
The present guide described a complete record'group-filmed by the Microfilming Project of the .SEA. Committee.Singe the project ts not
yet complete, the guide to. some record groups will appear la installments.
The American Historical Association expresses its appreciation for the cooperation given to its Committee for the Study of War Docu-
ments by the staffs of the World War II Records Division of the National Archives, the National Archives, and the US Department of the Army.
Dr. Boyd 0. Shafer
Washington, D.C., October 1958 Executive Secretary, AHA

P R E F A CE
Guide Is one of a series of finding aids describing those declassified seized German records deposited at the World War II
Records Division, Ifational Archives t that have "been microfilmed "by the Microfilming Project of the Committee for the Study of War Documents of
the American Historical Association. The Guide contains the text of data sheets identifying records filmed, A copy of the data sheet has been
filmed as a target sheet at the "beginning of each roll of film.
This Guide covers 550 rolls of film of records of various provenance assembled in one record group. Rolls 1-22 contain the records of
t&Q Deutsche Akademie M&nchen, filmed selectively (see pp. 1-13). Rolls 23-56 cover the files of the Akademie fttr Deutsche s Recht, filmed with-
out omissions (see pp. 14-27). The records of the Institut fflr Deutsche Ostarbeit (filmed selectively) follow on rolls 57-62 (see pp. 27-33) «
Rolls 63-550 contain files pertaining to various aspects of German and Italian economic, military and cultural relations with the Par East.
These records are of most diversified prove nance. A detailed index to this material can be found on pages
The terms "Serial" and MRolltt in this Guide refer to the sequence of the film. The "Item" number is the identification symbol on the
original folder within the captured records collection. "Provenance" indicates, where ascertainable, the archival origin of the documents whose
description follows. The symbol "FT" means that the folder has been filmed throughout, the symbol nFS" denotes that the folder has been filmed
selectively. "1st Frame" gives the frame rx35ber'->of the first page of the folder. Every exposure has been given a frame number consecutively
throughout the filming operation. The "Notes" provide a general idea of the nature of the materials but should not be taken as exhaustive des-
criptions. When the German file number could be ascertained, it has been included. The nature of the records filmed makes it necessary for
researchers to check the whole guide.
The original records are located in the World War II Records Division, National Archives, Alexandria, ?a., under Record- Group 1036.
The microfilms are deposited in the National Archives, Washington 25, D. C. , as microcopy T-82, and should be requested by adding to "T-g?" the
roll numbers.
Dagmar Horna Perman and
Gerhard L. Weinberg, 195S.

Serial Roll Provenance Item Filmed 1st frame
Deutsche Akademie Ifiin- Folder la FT 188230 Three pamphlets dealing with the history and organization of the Deutsche
chen| Akademie Minchen (Akademie zur wis sense haft lie hen Erf or sc hung und sur Pflege des
Deut sent urns): "Deutsche Akademie Munchen, Aufgabe und Arbeit"; U2,ehn Jahre
Departmental Records Deutsche Akademie, 1925-3511; MFunfzehn Jahre Deutsche Akademie11. Ihe Academy was
Branch, Captured founded in 1925 by a group of German scientists, among others Karl Haushofer.
Records Section From 1934 Rudolf Hess participated in the direction of the activities of the
Academy which Sought to become a focal point of research and instruction of the
German language and of German culture in foreign countries. The Academy estab-
lished a network of schools of the German language throughout the world, espe-
cially in Southern and Eastern Europe* In those parts of Europe, the Academy
held a virtual monopoly on teaching of German and combined it with propaganda
activities serving the interests of the Nazi Reich.
Card Index FT Pp 1-77 This index of the files of the Deutsche Akademie Miinchen which are fairly
complete was prepared by the Captured Records Section, Departmental Records
Branch, It gives a description of the material contained in the various groups
of documents in this collection, their dates, number of pages, linear footage
and system of their organization. References to this index will be made on the
data sheets referring to the Deutsche Akademie Liinchen. The index cards are
numbered 1-77,
2 1-2*3 Deutsche Akademie Folder 1 FT 188304 Folder of the Deutsche Akademie Lunchen (Akademie zur wissenschaftlichen
ifiinchen Erforschung und zur Pflege des Deutschturns) containing correspondence received
and sent to the directors of the German Sprachkurse in Agram (Zagreb) sponsored
by the Academy, 1934-38, There is a great deal of detailed information on the
organization of the courses, the number of students attending them, internal
personnel troubles and changes, difficulties with the Gesellschaft der Freunde
Deutschlande with which the Sprachkurse were in close relation at the onset of
their activities in Zagreb, correspondence with the German consulate etc. This
folder and the following ones were filmed as a sample from the Academy's files
of correspondence with the different Lektorate in various cities of the world.
Folder 3 FT 189096 Folder of the same provenance, containing similar material for years 1938-42.
Duplicates omitted.
Folder 2 FT 189760 Folder of the same provenance, containing material of similar nature, 1942*
Folder 4 FS 190346 From a folder of the same provenance, statistical and other reports of the
Lektorat in Agram were filmed, 1939-4-3, Similar material dealing with the Lek-
torat in Aarhus, Denmark, was omitted.
3 3 Folder 6 FS 190566 Folder of the Deutsche Akademie Miinchen containing correspondence with the
Lektorat Antwerpen. Reports transmitting political information about the atti-
tude of the Belgian population -cowards the German occupation and the manner in
which it affected tfce work of the Sprachkurse were filmed, 1942-43.
Continued Folder 9 FS 190662 From a folder of reports on the Sprachkurse in Baghdad and Brussa, sent to
Serial Roll Provenance Item Filmed 1st frame Notes 2
the Academy, a group of letters was selected. They show the popular reaction to
the murder of a British consul committed by two students of the German classes,
1939.
Folder 10 FS 193073 From a folder of the Academy, a group of letters and reports of the Lektorat
Benja Luka, 1941-42, containing information on the partisan warfare and the eco-
nomic conditions in the Croatian state. Material on Lektorat Barcelona omitted.
Folder 19 FS 190833 From a folder of the Academy, selected letters and reports from the Lektorate
in Belgium, giving some insight in the relation of the Deutsche Academy to the
military occupation government of Belgium, the extent of support the Sprachkurse
received from German and Belgian circles, the efforts of the Academy to eliminate
competition, etc., 1941-42.
Folder 20 FS 190954 Folder of the Academy containing similar material, 1942-43. Routine corre-
spondence and reports omitted.
Folder 21 FS 191042 Folder of the Academy containing similar material, 1941-42. Routine corre-
spondence and reports omitted.
3~4 Deutsche Akademie Folder 26 FS 191131 From a folder of the Deutsche Akademie Munchen containing reports and corre-
Munchen spondence with the Lektorate in Rumania, a confidential memorandum was filmed
"Deutsche Schrifttunispolitik in Rumanien, Grundsatze, Praxis, Aufgaben und Ziele"
by A Algatzy, Schrifttumsbeauftragter, 1943.
0
Folder 31 FS 191153 From a folder of the Academy, dealing with the Lektorat in Dijon, a group of
reports about the influence of political events on the work of the Lektorat, the
groups of French population wiiich supported the work of the Lektorat, etc., 1942-
43.
Folder 46 FS 191376 From a folder of the Academy, a group of reports was filmed from the Lektorat
in Luttich (Liege) on the work of the institution, theboycott it encountered from
the population, the influence of war events upon the attendance of students, etc.,
1941-43.
Folder 58 FS 191411 From a folder of the Academy, some selected correspondence and reports were
filmed, dealing with the work of the Lektcrate in France, and the headquarters in
Paris, showing the sudden increases and decreases in the number of students, usu-
ally following after some important political events, 1942-43.
Folder 93 FS 191689 From a folder of the Deutsche Akademie Munchen a group of letters and reports
from the Lektorat in Agram, dating from the later war years, 1943-45. Material
of Lektorat Aarhus omitted.
Folder 95 FS 191842 From a folder of the Acadeoy a group of reports of the Lektorat Banja Luka
from 1944.
Note: The folders appearing on the Serials 2, 3, 4 and 5 were filmed as sam-
ples from two groups of such folders, both organized alphabetically by name of
Continued the localities in which Lektorate der Deutschen Akademie Munchen were established.