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I, HOOVER INSTITUTION BIBLIOCI1AIHICAL SEI]IES : XVII

LNSDAP Flauptarchiv Guide to thc Hoovcr Institution MicrofiLn Collcction

ComPiLecl bg CRE1L. HLI\Z rrrd AG\ES I . l'llTERiO\

Tlre Iloover llstitulnrt on War, ltcvohrlnnr, $,d Perlce Stxnfor.l Uli\o:itl 1961

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vii List.J Abbrewiati.ns

1- Collection NSDAP Hauptar.hiw Arrsngcd by Subject Gr Ps I 1. Hitler Pe!soenlicli 16? 1 63 ?5 5 I1L Die Paitei 6 iY. Ilitle.putsch r12 12? 9 v part.i -Flhranzei.llcn und Mcdaillen 128- 131 1o VI- Catre, Kr.isE, Ortsgruplen 132-214 10 \rll. !ntcrgliederuDgen oder Formationen der Partei 241 fgi! 13 Llll. Rei.hsparreitag. und Aulma€rscne 21 IX. Kirche, Religion, Frcimaurer, Rassenfrage 31 X. Erlebnisbericnte von Natiodalsozi:listcn aus d.r Xampfzeit dcr B!wcglng 513 534 34 XI. Wailen, Abstimmunse., SitzuDged 539 - 589 31 t Xll. Pro--." iM.'l ,lbd.. P^rt".und'h . \d cnq.' 41 xIII C.s{ hi.hi. und P.lihk 13 xlv. Besatzunssz€-it 191s/ 2,1 westsebiete, Danzis, Qberschresie, 45 XV. Oestc rreich XVL Deutschtud im Ausland 655-691 4a X\,11, F!eikorps und Buendc 691,708 50 X1t1l. Einvohncr{ehren 5t XIX. Politis.he PartcieD 1la ts20 52 XX. Andcrc Parteicn urd Verbaende 821- 905 5a Xl

2. Collc.tior NSDAP Hauptaichiv Arrangcd by Piovenance 95 1. Polizcr Direktion Muerchen. Press€akie 7426,1]149 95 lI- Polizei-Direkrioa Mtr.nch.n Bayeris.hc Politis.he Polizei 1450 1594 13 35 1aa0 L892 l9Z0 III. Amtsg.ricllt Mucnchcn t595-t639 119 iY. dtsgcritLl Mucn.her. Registerakten t640 1129 1,23 188 L v. Porizei Direltion Nnernberg ruerth 1130 7744 129 1332 1a9l Vl. Eaycriscties Staatshinisterium d.s Imca 1745- 18 34 l1z VlL nrichswenrministeii!h 192L L922 r40 VIII. NSDAP HauptarcLiv t923r t9z31t 141

3 Collcctioq Streicher and Collcction Himtulei 143 At- t, L3, 15, 13 lNTRODUCTION an outtine of It may prove helPtul to thos€ corsulling thc "Collsction NSDrlp tlauptarchiw" to h3ve Partv (Natiolalsozialistiscbe the history and contents of the main ar.hiv. .I the GermaD NalionaL So.ialist its present Jorm on micro- Deutsch€ Aabeiterpartei or N6DAP) alit to know the sltrges wherebv it reach'il

Hislory o{ th€ NSDAP HauPtarchiv lntheiakeofitstliudp]ralconsol]dationol!olver,tl]eNatioDalSocialistPartydecidedtocslan. 1 lish an archiwe to lresene for Posterity rts oRn records and those ol the Deuts'he Arbertslro't On January 15, 193'!. at the suggestion of Reichsschulungsleiter Otto Gohdes lcadquarters f'r an arcniwe and library under the name "NSDAP Haultar.hiw" {ere eslablished in Berlin' The Eaultarchiw was not vithout its lorerunners lt scems that in August 1926 Adof Hitler asked F.auMathildevonscheubnclRichter(thewidowolMaxvons.heubncrRichtel,killedilt]rePutschof worked Noremt,e" 9, 1923) to start a Pless archiv€ for the partv in Muni'h Frau von Schdubt'r Richter her tb,ere, togcthcr witn HeiDri.h Himmle!, for one and a ha]J vears The Prcss archives' accolding io r.collections, had !hr;e Jnnctiors: to collect material o! all hoslilc !ersonalilies' to cleck a'd clip the shole Communist press, and to cleck and clip the eheiging National Socialist Press' ArouDd 192a' uE organizalion {as taken ovei by the Reichsrropagandaleitung of the NSDAP which rlso collected Ii1' copies for the us' of of!oste!s, leailets, pamPhl€ts, and other Propaganda and election mateiial oI th€ parrv warious National So.ialist organizations. TheNsDAPdecidedatlhesametimetobolsteritspolitica]docuhcntationbyPu!chasinEa.ollec h Munich as the tion on coDtehpor:ry bistory started il 1914 bv Friedrich Maria Rehse a'd orgarizcd - Rehsc Ar.Iiv. This coUection was rich iD matcrial concebilg ure NSDAp' He'ce' rhe rolenbon w's r' set up thc pictorial holdings a,d the rearia ol th. Rehse Archiw as a separate museum on National Social- i"-; amalgamated vitb the NSD'Ap's osa archive Tr'es' Pr""" t},e pii,t.,1 -"terial {a3 to be "'"" the archive matcrialized. Tle Rchse,\r.hiw lemained a separate etrtily, andaJt€rth' vartle bulL 'f Iould ixs wtry to thc Library of Con8ress: some dnplj.ate items came'to the Hoover Instihrtior' The NSDI.P Haupiarchiv's tirsl di.e.ro. wrs Dr. Ericn Uetrecht, lrom the Reichsschulul8saml' The archiwe moveil i! Octobe! 1934 from the Maerkiscnes Uf€r in Be'1in t' its permancni l'' atiotr in Mrnich, 15 Barerstrasse, adjoirirg Ctrbelsbergcrstrasse, and tlle alreadv existile ar'njves oJ the Reichs plopagandaleitung were incorporated {ith it ln mid-1935 rhe e.tire organization was madc directlv responsible to Stellvcitreter d.s Fuehrcrs ntdoU H.ss.

-The1 Listolical inlormatioD given her' has been cu[ea Primarilv trom the mic!orilmcd ..rd'rs a lumber irems Irom utc 1923I and 1I (Ree1s 96, 17A) of tLs aolr..tion NsD-r.P llauptar'hiv, ir vhich 'f administrativ; It1€s oI tnc Hauptarchiv, includins correslondencc wilh the slorrge depot in Neumrrkt_ st. veit, have beea pre"..,..l. laaitiontrl tacts or ih. early hisrory of tne archiwe turred uP idcidcntauy i! aolder 1263 (Rcci 53) under a report .I Frau Matitde von S.llcubner Richlcr' jis i' Amc F.r ftrther infoimation on thc Hanplar.hiv and eYentual transfer 'icD hands, the coh.ilati.n .ontained in thc Na;ioDar arclivcs Captnr€d Germe Documcnrs oicrofilmed ar tt" s".ti" o.".i-."t c"nre., T-5a0, ne.I 2?--mieht be c.nsultedj this i,cludes a 1951 rePorl bv the last dir.ctor of ihe Haupt chiv, Dr- Amold Brueema;n, and a r€Port by D!. Ant.n Hoch, ar'hirist of th' hstitut {ucr zeirge;chi.hte i! Muai.h, pnt ar tlc disposal ol th. Bcrlin Docnmert Center in 1951' ri,qll{a&s&iLair:iii9;@rd!Br&i'r;&!*e*- r

I ]NTRODUCTION I

ot ol lLc ar'hiYc trrrs !o l'ng'r rhtrr aclintl as I cl:ntral cll:arnrshousc T!. purpos. 'f,c1xsiv']v " idorm3t!onforlLc'ariouspartvorg'rizaiions'lnadditirnlo'01l'i'tinehoohs'r'psftrPcrr'"riodicals' sort !f s'rwicrr for parlv gowcolridrl liEtr's' atrd , ----..nr DtrbhcaiLon 'crer!:n'c 'nd '..-n]J.do.caslo,allxlrl,rrs,t},.pJ1l)...]jiy.]\'trSr.]r.ilLnn]ind.P.sito.yl.Ido.uU)Cntsr.L:rcdr' frDm jts davs' Urc p3rrt's historv 'a11i':sl diJlicultics in finding {s a rc1zri!. lat. comtir in ln. f,r'hiv:l licld th' llauPtar'hiv h3d grtri Lut htr'lr't bother''1 orjgnral naterirl. Ih. mcmb.rs !I d'e pariv had mrd' a rcwolurion' thc i!!chiwists apPtrled to part' Witn ihe nelp ;f n.tr'spa?.r adLcrtisi'g lc'Jl'ts, rnd qxtstionDair's' '1d ih.irPtrsonal recollt.iions- m.m]rtrs i. do,atc lheir m.rnola|i1ia of 5l.il!] tolndays aldi. wli|{,doM crraLlished The ar.lrivc had still otlcr hattl.s lo fiSht i. its qucst lo' sDurct rntrl'rial ' Th€ 'ld statealchiweswcl.unwi]lilgto!nrno'tltheii..lltciions.fPalqrmat.li:1],onlytll.]vlunichpolicetrnd lhe l'ISDAP' I! 1938' re B:'arian !.]ili.a1P.li.e galc ur. lliuptar.lrL' ihcir ?rP_1911 docuin'nralion 'r mcm..ardun discLssLne ihe of a1l Gt'Dm Jr'hivcs Dr Eri.h U.rrc.hl wrot.r 2n.1trbo!ate "organiz:iion Th' rt5ult of thit \ras and assierllg thc llJnpt2r.hiv a ci,rtral pla.e 'w'ntual 'n'morandum to lhc slatc trg'n'ies dire'tiDg themto a.ircular sigrcd by Rud.U lless aDd s.:nt in Julv 19l9 'a'iods in rcspoDst th'se drev up lisls vhich cn3b1'd the Haupt_ .olabo.rlc hlly {ith ttrc HauPtarchiv: '3tr'i's archi!to asccrtai, th. l.cation.f fil(:s p.rtin.rt to NSDAP )ri5iDrv, rlth'uAh tnr d'cumtnts thcrnsrlv's ver! not lrarslerred, Fd!ltr!r; and ! ln 1939, t]1e HaxPtarchiv was .l.signated as drPo'ltorv for rht St'llvc'rn'icr diis Kanzlei.]cs!.uenreIs,aswcltasthcR.i.hslcjtungd.rNSDAP'It!!as:lsogiwlnjurisdi.tionovcrlht HJ' va.ions G3u ar.hives atrd tle archives oI the NSDAP "Clicd'runrl'!" (e-g" S A ' S'S" N'S'K K' N.S. Doztnterbund) ard th. 'anges.hloss.n.n V.rbaeds" (D.A'F and N'5'V ' among oth'rs)' r'd that th' B-rr 1943, it had be.omc:!par.nt that Munrc[ Fa5 no longcr s:!f! lron rtrial atta'k mo.. precious holdings of ihc HanPtar.hiv {ould trav. t. br movcd' Thrcc Bav:rian sitcs !v!:rc sclect'd f.r storage: Pa5sau Feste_Obcrhaus, Ncutnrrtt-St. vtit, and Lcnggri's scllDss I'IohcrburA The matcrialtransferr.d.onsis&dmrinlvofdrc.r.lrr\a] >rrnonproP!r' T ' t1r':'i und!ritsr'whcad Dr. Arnold Brucgmann, .onti.u.:d to oPtralc ir Mlnich trDiiI wtrs *ipcil out !v bombing i! Janury 1945 tbe Rc.ords lor mtrtcrial storrd at N.umarkt St. V.:it go uP to MJr'h 19'!5 Ar thr ':nd ol t1lr wrr' '^lmri- canarmyseizedtr[at:rchivcsit.outdfirdinPassauandN.um]rktSl.Vtit'(ThelatcoflheLcnEgli"s' umcnt Ccltcr mare.ial is urkn.vn. ) Th. .o.Ji5cai.d documcnts wcrc rh.n r'asscmbl'd at th' B'rlin D'{

s.oF ol th. NspAP rrauptll..hiv is a d.Pos:t"v for sourct n:nriial whi'h hisr'rians !f Th. llanlltrrchja sas s!! !! lrimarilv 'n th. futnre lould draw t. v.ite ih.: hisr.ry .l ih! Partv. lis .nrphasis, rh'refor', lav on lh' v'ars b'!w!''n sas .ollccted. howcv'r' to tl1' trnd 1919 trnd 1931- Materinl going 5ack as Jar as 1390 "comlass Politjcal ils'11 id.ological forcrunn..5 o! National s.cialism, and alihough the spDtlight *a5 on thc !artv 'onsid'r ablc inportan.. \as atta.h.d ro Parall.l natior3lrst w!cll

investigations !o make u! Ior its tardy a!rival in the lield ol pari)' historv bv gatherilg relorts from old party militants, parti.ularly on the subjec! o{ the !!ts.h !f Novedber 9, 1923. lt reccivcd tne lit'rarv eslates oI a Jcw prominent old parly_members, sn.h as Anton Drcxlcr and Dictrich EckiIdt rtalsocol the ncwspaPers lhr'ughou! rhc lecled information on paity history from th. various Gatre a,d 'ranv Nazi .ountry. As lhe p.inciPal deposito.y for the Glicdtrungen" and "angeschlossene Verbs'nd'" oJ the NSDAP, the Halptarcliv rccciwed a Nmber oI hisloricallv relevant filcs, but the liles of these organizn_ tiorsverenotc.llecledsystemtrtical]yJorlhePost-19:llvears,exceptshercwhol€do'ument'ollections vere laken over whan an organization.losed do.m as in th!:.asc of the Natloralsozialistis'hcr Stud'nten

As a.csu1t, na1€rial for the y.ars 1933 45 is sPotty at besi. It.ov.rs th. Rcicllsptrrtcitage on th' deplovmeni tr' (jlie- (1923-39) in fuIl organizatiola1 detail. It Presents extersiv. inlorhatioa 'f d€ru,gen" and "ang€schlosse.t Vcrbaend." in rvrrtim.. lt tlcludes corr.spondcnce frorn Ge'manr alL ove. the glohc dnring the mLd thirli.s. lt.ov.rs scatlered r.poris sent in lrom ill! Cau archiwes, includ_ ing Atrstria, on party affairs, as ven as or thc Politi.al atmosphere in rvar m. Cermrnv tior on the relation.f chur.h a.d statc duri'g the tnirhcs, th€ HauPtai.liv boasrs the p'i'atc ar'hiwc ol AbrJcnachleitet, a promirent N.zi and Calholic Church disnitarv. TIs Flauptar.hiv's other sources of do.nmcntation racrt tne gov.rnm.!t ag.nci.s whi.n had ktpi lrack olth. party ard its membcrs as dangrrous oPPonents t. itrc 1{eimnr R'rpublic. Throuch cori'sP'nd encc wilh judicial and police audroritn:s a1lor€r l]crmanv, tht HauPltrrchiv ascertair'd i}c l"ation ol files on individu:] party memb.rs hcld 6y these aufioritics. lt was able io s"urc lh' sid.rtrble nuftb.r of lilcs held by th. l\'iunich Poli.c and the Bavf,rian Miristrv ol th' h&:'i'r Thes' ar' ol sp..ial signiticatce for the hist.ry.! thc Nazi party, since Bavaria and MunL.h in P"ti'u]trr _{as lIe c€nter oI opcralions durjng thc party's .arlier years. Th.se otficial lilcs d'al lrimsrilv vith rh' NSDAp. but include to s.mc extcnt othcr "roelkisch" grouPs rnd political oPPoncnts (So'iatists atrd C!m_ murists). Since all thcsc fil.s wcre assLrmbl.d cor.urredtlv with thc cvents in qutslion:^i " ' ""t ''; j.ctcd to rampo.ing by tllc II.u!t3r.hiv thev t.II a talc ofunvarnisheri, if Ljmiicd, t'uihfuhess- Thev ai' a particurarly rich storc ol i.f.rmtrtion about Nrzi acls .I violcncc and Pariv proFagtrnda at pubhc and closed meetings bcl.re the :ssumption ol p.wc..

Orgaiz:'tio! of rhe Col1ecti.tr NSDAP Hruptsr.hiv It must b. .]cir1y und!.siood th:Ll tI. .o1l..tion mi.r.fjlm.d al {h. ts.rlin D.curnrnt Ccnler d'!rs nir.l lhrt p:rt ol th. Il.upt:r.hiv whi.h csc.P.d dcairu.rion- l\. .ntaLoC of thr original aachiwal holdidgs has be.n pr.s.ivcd, and thc only renanring .luc5 t! th!, .onltnls a.! 5!rv.vs and 1i5ts

d.au np bctwe.n t{1,12 3.d 1945. Ttr'sr ln.lnde ir.mizcd lists of h.ldingr .n ptrrh.ultrr l.?i.5 (n:tioulist Prrties, M.rxist prrlies), lists of do.uments, .o^iarD.rt iu rhc HarI)iar.niY'5 lvn tiles (Fold.rs 192rr and 11). Th. hosr im!.riini.vid.r.. is cortrired ir lhe "A!strndbucL ]\r.l,iva1i.n HtruPtrr.hiv, " {hi'h lists thr do.nm.nis, fL].s, arrl gr.!ps oJ fiL' (,\ktr'nko.r!.r) :LS tbty s.,r! rcc.i'.d ai U!. L,vn.uarion dc z !.t in N.uhrrlt sr. v.it b.tv.cr ]\ugusi 1, rc4r 1.i r4.,r.r

z C.ngrr3r (Cafnlrrd C!rmJr mairri.l, Bo. l3- o. . D. t.. 1r'11 19,15, 11.. 1r,2ar). It i5 trlr. aYrrj_ able on fticr.Ii1h ar lnc lroo'cr lns rrri.n, brt d..s n.t Iorm an iri.grf,l parr !f lnr C.!Lr.t!.n NSDAP

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INTRODUCTION

ir nu3t b' thal tle bulk of the mat'rial vas ol the H2uptar.liv's lasl dire.tor {Dr. Bru.em,nn), 'oncluded ile resctrcil. T1lcr,, art,oraLl..a.cPtions, snch as th' cxlensiv' files oJdlc WelrPolitisches Amt R.:.htslvahrerLrurd, rhe Allg.mcir.r detlscn.' (]cserkschaltsbnndi f,nd fte R'i'hs_r-lucchtlingshills{erk on the prot of JuLv 20 1944' - 311 ol whi.h htrw. disaPP.arcd TIe t.m. hllis truri for lLe imp'*ant lile lhat .I rvhich tlicre rtnrins orty ine carerurlv it.mrzed .urai'r's list of 126 do'uments' lt s'a'ms 'erlain bce, ac.id.niallv destiov'd purposelv s.m. ofl,.. indiwidnal !ic..s havc 'r 'lnainaled, Th.rcisno.vidcn.elhatllrern.l.rialwhichr.tr.nediheBcllinDocunentc.nlel}as.vitei\Pn lhe a de{i^ilivc lver-411 orgaiTation trl thc Hinpta.chiv itstlf, ala'twhic]l is not slrPrising i!viewof ihc disarrav Lv ihe transfcrs to lhe storase rec.nt.lale of its ac{tui5ition, its rapid eaP2nsior, .nd 'aused Silcs,TheJnraltla,sl.rtoBerlinmusihavc.omrJ.und.dtbeconfusion.Consequcntl,,theRellinDocu. das done itr ment Ccntcr was obligcd l. nndcrlakc thc relrganizalion of the nateriat' Most of this vork the ide'tiJi 1946 and 1947i rin.r addili.nzl reorganizrlion ]v:s carrr'd out in 1959- I'he'evcr possible' and tre headLngs uscd' No att€mPt was made to ablc folders oJ thc Ilaurtar.hn' ver; rnaintained 'r!gina1 3 lev sncers s'vern1 urousana Tle BerliD usc fold.r5 of unif.rtn t..gth. Thus folder3 m.v .ortair 'r Do.ume,t C.ntcr, oriis.{n, assitsncd rtrnlbers to .ach folder for casier handling Atthcsahetimeit pro.eedcd io sct up a 6rDadcr schemc vhich took irl. accounr the ratur€ of the matcrial 't haDd' Thc rnatrrial trnrich lhe HauPtar.hiw its!U trad .ccciv'd from the wari'us NSDAP organization and {.onindjvidutrl.lonorS.rColt(]ct.donth!basisofqndsti.nnailcsand!es.arChwasdividedrotghl,into 23 gr.uls (or (]ruppcn, as th. B.rlin Do.umenl C.nt.r call.d rnefr), unde' topics such:s pr15onal Jo'u ncrtalion on Hit1.r, early NSD-{P history, rccol1..tLons oI old militanls, PoLitical Parties' cittzcns' militias, C.rmans ab.o?-d, and so forth. {Fo. a complc.e list of the gr'uPs see Ptrrt L in ure Table ot Contsnts, ) Group 29 srrvl)d as a catch a1l for insnfficilnlly ideDlified or mis'ellaneous ilems' A diff.rcni pro.edurc *as adoptcd for lh. lcmaindcr of tle mat'rial, which had apParehtlv been stor.d in scparrte iiling.abincts at th. HauPta..hiv, Thjs .onsistcd of documcnts supPlicd bv thc various gov.rnm.nti !o1i.., ard jrldicial ngencics- No rltenpt vtrs made t' inP'se toPi'al Aroupings od lhe mrtcrial vas orgJni2.d r.nghly by provcnan.s__!hal is, bv vnatcvcr agercvhad ttrncd ihefil's ower to re Haultarcliv. Th' lilcs o' th' B'r1in !oli'e' vhi'b arc to b' found iD GrouP 29' constitute the onlv im_ portant e*..!tions. :ahe htrin aeencts ar.i rhe lluaich poli.e th. Bavarian Minislry o{ the lnterior' and tI. tuIrri.tr tribunrl. Cnfortunatcly, ailditio lmat.rial ol ilte Muni'h aDd Nuremberg Police' wlich vas locarcd in 195t .oxldro!L. lilmed rlong vitll ure bullofth. m.!c.ial from th'5e sdrces; itaPpcarsin 3lat.r pnrto!rn. ml.roJilms. Th.i llnuPt.rchiv's o'm{orklngfilcs bring t]rc mic'oJjlm t' a closc' (For

a compr€t. list of agcn.it,s s.r Part 2 .l tl,. Ttrble ol conf.nrs. ) Sinc. these Jold.rs are not arrang.d bfr iLrpic, tbd sade subject* l rcctrr in diflerent places' a.cording to illc agenct urdei whose jurisdi.rio, it fe11. Th. same incide,ts, Ior exadple, mav bc trcated {olders are' i, ilc fil.s of tlle MDri.h p!1ice 3nd th. Rtrwtrria. Ministrv of lne ht.iior, The contcnts 'fthe g.nera11y, in lhci. o.iEinal ordcr, and t]re hradings giwen arc cifter il.se o, thc aBenci's or thosc suPPlicd by urc B{,rlnl Do.um.nt Cenrer.

Grid.. ro t!. cqll:ction N!!f!_I!t!111.hiv Tnc Gujd,: follovs thc s.hemc oJ fit Collcction NSDAP HauPt:lrcnivi ofth' BerlinDocun'nt Cer_ te.. F.ldcrs 1 14zL .onstiiutc Pr.t 1 ol u,. Gtrid. and :r. arralgcd inro rhc 29 snbject ErouPS suPPlied bv lli. Berlin Docum.nt C.rn r. Wilhin cach group, tIc lordcrs ar€ Listed in.umerical scquence, logetLcr vith t]]e corrcspondinE microfilh reel numbcr. Where Jor techni.al .ctrsons parts or all o{ a foldei had t. be filmed bt ftat-6ed camera.r rcpioduced f!od photostats (sce Mi.rotilming Procedurcs, bclow), these tolders are listcd again al the end o! eacn Aroup, Folders 1426-1923 ll constitute Part 2 ard arc arranged by lrovcnance, tlatis, by the agen.y h.ading indi.ited at th. B.rlin Documcnt c€.ter Here too the Iolde!s ar. ir numerical sequercc {ithin.ach agcn.y h€f,dirg. Because no lramc numbers were assigncd at the time of rh. ftlmiag ard lhe Iolders are ol wcry un- equal length, the Hoover lnstitutior has sulplied id approximal..ount ot fret! 4trnb.rs p!r toldcr (usuarry onc sidc of a pase, sometimes boih sidcs). The content li€ading lor each Jolder (in G€.han) !v3s drtr{n nP by the B-Erlin D.cumtn! Cente. and is rclroduced int3ct as jt app.ars at $c beginnirg of.ach f.!d.r. WIere this llcading wis insnJl,.Mt o. mjsl.ading for thc microfila us€r, mor. dctail€d dcscriPtions {in Englis}t) havc bce.f,dd.d trlth! Hoovcr tnstitution, as have cross r.Lr.n..s and lechnlcal info.r.ation. \thcncwcr a refcr.ncc !o r.lat!id:nat.rral scemed nc.essary, th. vord c.ns!lt" vrs usPd. Th. Ccrmd abb.tvistt.as wcrc not.or.lr(nd PYdnvh.n in.onsistert, but ver! !r.pt as th.y alp.ar on the lilm.

Microfilming Proc.d!r.s The pr.blems ol mic.ofilmi,g large anouDts ol matcrial widely div€.gent as t. shaF., siz., state of prescrvatio!, ald prove nce are rPsdily aPparcnt, In order to sorw(: som. ol th.s. problems. lh.cc differ.nt mctl,ods w.r. chos.i Thegre.t!.psftoathe mai.rla] was film,:d ona rotating camcra (flov- .amera) which Iilmed automatic.lly both r.ont and back pag.s. R.tls 1-96, Folde.s l-1921 lvrr. film.d in numericat s.qncn.c in this m.Der. A consld.irb]! body of mrrc.ial, cithcr b.und .r too bulliy in size ro be filmed by the rotating cam.rai vrs filmed with a Ont-bcd ctrmcra whjch rcprodtrccd ea.h Page indi vidualtv. Therelore e,tirc f.ldcrs or parts ol lolde.s had t. bc itmov.d from the stquen.e and iilm.d by $e llat-!ed came.a. R.els lA 37A xe.e filmed in this manncr. In a Jcw is.lated cas.s thL: matrrLal vn. in snch bad condition lh.l it..u]d not b. rnicr.film€di it w:s pliotostat.d instead and thc Pnot.sl.,ts w.rc lhetr mi.rolilmcd nndtr spo.ial condrtions marcriil wlrcncvlr mrlerinl was remov..l fr.m nr.ls I q6 for t.chf,ical rdasons a ,otatiod vas made .s to its nc{ 1o.atioD, For exahple, lh. Dotation "Rc.1 1, F.ld.r 2: Bricfc an Hitier A Z/SPe rlso R..1 LA" indicnles thf,t ff,rt .f I il,e mate.irl in thc lolil.r rvas shiticd i. Rccl 1A. Th. ni.ln.. of t1i. shiftrd material is idcntij,.d !n lhe I Guide Rc.r 1r\, aotder z- ll the lntirc c rcmov.C, i!! Dotnlilr qonld ])e "R!!l L, Foldcr 5: I Personaltrkte AdoUIlilltr.../Soe Rc.1 8." Onlhrrvcrtrge, r..]s.oltainb.twccn90rrdllsl..iof I I mi.rofilhs, wiih ap!.orinat.!y 2, OOO Jramcs 1.. tne .otatilg .rn.ra (Ree1s 1 96) and 600-1,000 J.rrncs I tor the flat'bed cam..a (F.!ls 1A :l?A). lr.rust also b. notcd fiat in thc.ou.5e of microJit.ling r .on sideranl. nnm6e. of foldcrs se.e splii b.tv..n rh! c of one ,ee1 and dle b.gLnnLng of rtrc nexr. Ih. I Hoowcr Institntion has 134 recls {1 96 1A 37A, B) of ncgtrtivt mi...films aad an.quar mmbrr .f positiyes. t The National Ail1]iwes also hold J .omplete ser .I po5irives. !

t Asncs a Pctcrson i I I I I

- '3nr.ITF-*_ (L Hjt1.r Pc rs.cnlich, continncd)

R..1 l old! r Contcnts and Observatrons 1-1 j'1"-. PD r , ..'S.l' .;^i .,'-. b,: Priwatc .orrcspondence, birih and dealh certificrtes of warioug relatives. See also Rcel 1,{.

L7A 425 Gestapoberi.hte ueber Hirlc. Vcrschicdsnes, P.rsonalangabcn. In.tudes g€n.atogy .f Hitler ard data on his fatle. comI,iled bv Nied-"roesl.rreichiscne Landesamtsdircktion 1yien, March 11, 1932 dravn up a.r Bund.skanzlcramt. Letter (.opy) 29 Nov- 1921 by Hitl.r outliring histo.y oI liis lif€. Hitl.r's birtl! .ertificate. . Erna Br1^d: "VDn dcr rindneil lrd .Ingend tnscrcs rucrlrers. Yortrag, Muni.n, 1941. lZ p. See also R.e1 LA.

1a 31 Hitler Vcrschicdenes neber ihn. Scc also Reel 1A.

t9 /13 I .. ',q -.r..na o1".o Pood nz; -,. Various loldcrs rcprodu.c-a.L.E.n. v2re.colors and skcr.he5. Folder 30 in.ludes 1935 n.goritrtilrs lor I oilpaintinBs hctd bv ' a Dr Schirmer, Mu.i.h, vlo giv.s an account .I his meeting wilh the in,poverish.d artist ir ]vlrni.l, 1912. Also o.ainatrcc draft .e saleguarai.g Ftrch..r's pi.tnr.s. Folder 35 includes Ma.ch 1944 declaration 6y Hitl.r lo ProL Iroffmam lhat painting was jusi a vay oi earning his living, archi tectu.e his real lovc. For aolders 36/3? see arso R.e1 1A, For Folder ZL, sce also

23',i "Das Haus das Ilillcr baute" won Slephen H. Roberts. Translation July 1938 oI English anli_Nazi book by an Australi:r prolessor. T.anslation for H.A. and Goetrbels to Pcrmit lefutation

Matcrial g.gcn Flit1er. Konrad }]eidcn. Ernsl Ni.kisch am.uac.mcll of Nationaler Widcrstand me€tiag, O.t. 3-5, 1915. .{nti Na2i leaIlets 1935/36. Articles and speechss by RauschnirB, T. Mad, P. E.adrey, L. Feuchtwanger, 1937. Overseas radio propaganda program on Hit- le.'s lil€, April 1935- SPD remb.r's lctle. to NSDAP m.mber .riticizing Nazi !r.grao. April 1932. Anti-Nazi lcaflets august 1939. Sce also Reel 1A.

Hitlcrs Dcnhschriften. Spea.hcs and mcmoranda 1922. r.rr"-d"'od"r B-'.r .^b,.,r. t.,ar.'innD-J 8... Letters ol Jield conrailes sert to H A. around 1932.

48 De. Iriederswille unse.es Fueh.ers. Verhaeltnis z$ischen Deuls.h- land und IraDlr€ich Erc€rlts from Hiller 's 1933 35 speeches o. this theme.

2ZA stichvorte unc Entwlerfe zu Hitlers Reden- Haldwrittcn notes lor sp.echcs on Versailles Trcaty. I1920?l

5t 159 The toll.wing speeches aDd stitements by date and plac. when givcn are in the lorm either ol typed copies (some based or re*s p.P- - " ourr.\o. ",.u"".q.p"P -.i.pP'trt,: 3 Aneust 1929 (37 pp. ). 2 selt. 1913 (23 pp.). 6 s.pt 193,! (23 pp. ). -$H

COLLECTION NSDAP

(1. Eitler Pe.soe.ricrr, .ortinued)

I order Fraoes add -65 [email protected] Obse lvations Hitlers Muttei. Krankdngeschichie -Berichte der Aerzte erc. Hitlers Schulzeit in Linz, seine Schuelerz.ichnungen. See Reet 13A, last itcm, For l,inz school, eore rateriar in Fatdea 653, ReeL 34,

t9 Hiiler aestun! Ladds6erg/Lech. Consnlf aildiri.nal haterial ! o1d.r 1501, Reel 69.

76 Hitlcr EaftenlassuDg.

z B.ie{e an Hitler A z. Mrirly 1923 1etlers to l.ritlcr. Also ircludes +-page typed reter by Hitler with Hiller's sig4ature to Gemlich, 16 sepr. 1919, elab ' orating Hitler's siand on Jewish quesii.r.

LZ 3a Hitlers Lazareltzeit. 1916/17 docments o, Hitter's war record.

13 Uebe. Hitler. zeittrngsa!ss.haitte Versamalungsle!ichte 1931,1939. No white s1i! at b.giDning ol lolder. lieqspa*rs clilpi,gs on rlitlcr's speecnes, 1931/Maich 19 33_

,l Hitlers A!stammung. Fdili. Schick€lgruber. 2.lippings Iroh Austrian newspapers re Hitler's origin.

Gestapo Barichte ueb€r }{itLr -Yerschiedenes. Ne-spapers clippings and Hirter's ae4ealogy. la 31 Hitle.. Verschiede!es ueber ihn. Hitlerrs altomobile insurance policies. Frirz w, Trurzs.hter: !o i qLhDsphd.rd b-i hij.ers aro-,rrb.3.an t9to- lp.:. -.d. t9)t). 36 2 AuJstellldg. Koli.n Dach Originale! des Iuchrers, Muenchser Bilde..

1 Hil]ers Aquarclle- 19 39 newspaper clilpi&g.

45 Material sege! Ilitler. Newspapea clippines.

65 r60 Kassetta enthalrend Forokopien. Familiengeschichie, s.hute, xranke!- geschiclt€, elc. zeicrrtungen Bii1ere, G.burrshaus erc. !,il ver

ltcmized lisr oI c.ntents at begiming of f61der. Inctudes hany

personalakrc Adof Eitter, Reg. Rat/Bratnschweis, Staatsminisreri- uh {Iotokopien, .Eraedluns.n, ctc.)- Comhunications by various'!raunschweig oflicials and gitte! from his alpoi.tment t6 post as Braunschweig Regieiungs Ra!! reb. 25, 1932 till terhinatio! oJ his service, Feb. 24, 1933.

126 More comunicali.ns in .ome.tion r h Eraunschveig posr.

27 I Hitle.s Aqua!e11e ud Zeichoungen. letter regardi4s sale oI one Ficture, May 193?. ARRANCED BY SUBJECT CROUPS

Reel Folder Frames Contents and Observations It n- velbot de r c.dc!-kJere--fn;t d-di-c:--f.11.... d.' 9. r1.1923. From Folizcidirektion Muenchen, 2 Nov. 1925.

90 41 ve.botzcit dcr Partei, 1923_1925. Includes photostat o{ text suppressing party and "Voelkischer Eeobachte!, " 5 Dec. 1923. 90A verbotzei! der Pa.tei 1923 1933 (Braunschveig). ! See Reel B' 9\ 15 NeugrueddunCdesNatio.alsozialistischenarbeitervcreirse,v. Mtrencnen (Loeschuns 1935). Fornded by Hitlcr, F.X- Schwarz, He.mam Schleider, Munic!, 21 Aug. 1925. Includes party stabtes. See also R€el B.

92 42 Landsb.rger Ehr.nbue.ger 1925.

93 17 Die BlutJahne lad ihre Traeger. Concerrs CompaDy 6 of SA in Murich, Now.9, 1921. 91 41 Diverse ausweise und Mitgtiedskartea.

95 Zl Mitteilungsblacttcr der Pa.tei aus den J3hler 1921, 1922. 96 4a Ansstellurs belrcflend (Fot.s) Historie. H. A. piclorial exhibit of parry history lor years 1919-1941. For complete list of picturps, see !o1der 1923 IL Reel 96. In- cludes photostat ol Hitlcr letter, Sept. 1919, on Jewish qucsrion

97 32 Rundsclreiben der Pa.tei aus den Jahre! 1921, 1922. 98 2 Est.il{t Hitlers AusPeisu,g. Party henbei varrs oI ir]]mincnt depo.tation by Bavarian g.v ernment, appeals l.r pr 99 1l Bayeris.h!s Staars;rn'st.rium ueber dre Parte' (1c22).

100 319 SA Rcsiment Muenchen. slosskupp Hitle. (1923 MaPPen). - lndividlal repolts or evcnts Now, 3/9, 1923 (mosily sert in 19,10) and lists of membets i.wari.us companies. For additional material, consnlt !'older 1603, Reel 80. See also Recl B.

lO1 104 Stammrollen des SA Reginenis Muenchcn 1923. 102 30 Stamm.ollen der 1. Batteric'd.s 5A R.gi-."t" U....r,.". MDre mrlcrial in Folder 234, ReeL 2A. See atsD ReeI E.

103 10? DiD Toten dcr Bewcgung und'CedenkJeiern (Srosshup! Hitler). ln.ludes list ol dead {150 in aU) Nos. 1923- M:mori2-1^.lolJ Munich Now. 1915 Con5uLt dl5o lrst rn Iroldei 1.1r], PecI 1.!A. Sc. also Rc't lA.

7A4 26 D.r r'. :vra, r9;: i, M,"."r,.,. .\ulmirsch der Pa.tei nnd S.A. Polizeidir!kti.a MDcn.h.n. Rcgulations of d.monstrrtions an,.l reports .f poLicc to public prosecutor.

105 10 Deuts.hcr Tag in Nuernb.rs. 1. und 2. Stspl 1923. 106 ? Hitters Dclks.h.ift Uebe. dje Moegli.nleir eincr A.rdcrung dlr Stclh,B,ahm€ ae. NSD-{P zu vicllcicht bcvorstchEnde. Reichstaos _ ".h1

({xix. Verr.hlcdcncs. conrinxEd) Iolder I.abes glrErE e!!E!I!q!:J 'i- 121. 21

\2i."1 Cnrt.sPondence about E6!rt busr (19 ?9/31)

1213 50 Miscellatr..us material. Sim.n is Dictrich Ec13!t's .ousia.

1279 3 Elmn! ton Es.h$cge, See also R€e1 11,A..

1220 111 Mainry 1933/35 cort6srohdence and 1925 documertation rc 1923 NSDAP Dchbcrship list.

1221 Biograplical data,

27 Hein cI cacrtle r. R€port or NSDAP activtties. Ilc1trdcs cxccrpts ol leitcrs a.d- dressE.l td him by Ilihmr€r 1923l24.

Dr. Edil Canssei. In.lndcs copy ol 'Uricil d.r militaerisc!en Vorg.setzt!n ueb.r adou I{iiter" (oberlenharl l-uen.sclloss and GcDerarbajor F. 'Petz) sEt do@ in Murich, Ife!. 1922 (L p.).

t2z1 Dr- J.seI Goebb€ls- Includes v€ry detailed repori {Berlin Polizeipracsidium ?) on . cocb6.1s' po1iti.a1 a.tivilies lrom 19aB io 1932 a reporrs on meetidgs :t which ne sloke, rllso handviitten dlaft of "Das krcire ABC des Naiional6ozialisi€s" {1925, 20 !p. ). see arso Rcel 1IA. lzza l]ermaDn Gocting, hcltrdes dettled ielprt on 1924-32 poDtical a.tivitics as wcll l'on on 192. s4 o. riv ('-., dnd l9 r2 rr:,1:n \run., sec also Rc.r E. "

1,226 Gaqleitei G.eifc r.

tzzl Jakob GrimFiger.

hcUaei detailed surwey of Das CoettiDger Archiv fuer bertrf- siaerdische Rassenstaristik! whi.h was to hawe a fiI€ on rD cer-

lzz9 Mainly miscelta.eous do.uretrtatior o4 rightistIrolitical.organi- z.tions, 1900 1914, collected by HerinE. Consult also Folders 352, 8ri5, a34/4, Reers 42,,13.

723a 113 Eiasr forler - Max Hoe1z. Letters from and io Max Hoelz in cross Strelitz prison 1926/ /S h.'uo^" iod-\ or '" -.5. V"a, te -rs oy Tott, I t?3\ a0 Withelm Hoers].ens. Arti.les and political aurobiography by Hoeskehs. l232 lao Articles and political atrtobiography ly Hofienrorh,

7?33 1Z ARRANGED BY SUBJECT {]ROIIPS 3l Contedts and Olserwarions -- -tni A loF -t s, n'dc-tF -. Material re Scnlageter's comhemoiarion.

1? see also Reet 11A,

1261 26 ID.ludes r€lolt oa potiticat larricipation, 19ZZ-23. 726A Mehoir o! poltical a.liwities 191? 35. tncludes lerter to Ge. eralstabskommissar v. Kahr, Ocr. 20, 192j, asking perhissioa to Jo!m !aramilitary srudeat orgalizario. and app."r io" r.""t- ring (compare Folder 125a) u4iiirg all National sociaList groups. !269 52 Perso,al docnments.

7210 13

7211 Schulte wom Bruehl. ,.Die 1917/LB hateriat in.tuding ctipling trom Tat,. Dec. 1913, on m.eing of svasti]

l21Z 48 Pro Nazi political essays 1931.

1213 Fiftcen-page letter by Schwann's tarhc. ro ex,king of Bavaria, Now. 9, 1925, adwocatrng ctose! ties to Erglaod and Aherica as Ieltow-teutonic counrries.

72t4 18 Pro{. E.nst Schwartz. t2'15 I

1

t2'11

5L Blutfahae Trambauer. Documentatjor otr Trambauei s bsarirg flag or N.v. 9, 7923. 1219

1280 Wessel rhotos aid lert€rs as well as tne personar recollection6 oI Walte. Rcinharr v1i. kncw Wesset.luri.g his sray ir Vienna. 1231 Prozess Ernst Niekiscn. Not fiLned.

See Reer 11A.

91 Dcr Dcuts.he Hcrrenclub. Mtrterial collccted as .,Sonderidormation Iuer Amtswalter d.r RciclsleitDg u_ ftrcr caulciier" includcs.reDie.ship tis!s, 1929, 19 31.

13 Di. Arbeitswehr (ce.ra.ticr zur cruerduns).