Charles R. Allen, Jr.
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Brief Description: The collection pertains to Charles R. Allen, Jr.'s career as a journalist, author, scholar, editor, and lecturer who devoted much of his life to fighting fascism, as well as exposing and helping bring to justice former Nazis residing in the U.S.  The collection consists mainly of correspondence (originals and copies), 1962-1993, printed materials (original and copied clippings and book excerpts, 1937-1995, press releases, 1974-1992, periodicals, 1946-1987, invitations, programs, posters, bulletins, brochures, and leaflets, 1964-1993, business cards, bibliographies, biographical materials and resumes, television and film transcripts, reports, memoranda, book reviews, speeches, and educational materials.)  Also included are financial records, 1981-1982, photographs, 63 audio cassettes featuring interviews and lectures, lists of former Nazis tried in criminal cases, and legal proceedings pertaining to alleged former Nazis issued by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Dept. of State, the FBI, and other agencies, 1942-1987.  Among those names of alleged former Nazis appearing in the collection are: Hermine Braunsteiner, Vilis A. Hazners, Jurgis Juodis, Liudas Kaiyrs, Karl Linnas, Tscherim Soobzokov, Dr. Hubertus Strughold, Frank Walus, and Constantin Warvariv.
Held at:
YIVO Online Guide
Record Series Number: RG 1937/RG 1937
Volume: 0.0
Acquired: 00/00/2010.
Subject Index
Antisemitism
Concentration, Death, Labor, and Internment camps
Concentration camps
Crime and Criminals
Film and Cinema
Holocaust
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Holocaust and Aftermath
Journalists
Military service
Nazi collaborators
Nazi hunters
Nazism and Rise of National Socialist Party
Press, Jewish
Radio programs
Scholarship
Television transcripts
War criminals
Writers
Genres/Forms of Material
Clippings
Documents - Articles
Documents - Bibliographies
Documents - Book reviews
Documents - Correspondence
Documents - Financial records
Documents - Interviews
Documents - Invitations
Documents - Lectures
Documents - Memoranda
Documents - Reports
Documents - Résumés (Employment)
Documents - Speeches
Leaflets - Brochures
Photographs
Playbills - Programs
Posters
Publications
Publications - Bulletins
Publications - Periodicals
Recordings, Sound - Audio cassettes
Languages of Materials
English
Russian
German
French
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Acquisition Notes: Rochelle G. Saidel
Finding Aid Revisions: 2013/2/13 ; RCS
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