Charles R. Allen, Jr.

Title: Charles R. Allen, Jr.

Inclusive Dates: 1937-1995

ID: RG 1937

Extent Information

4' 9.5"

Administrative/Biographical History

Charles R. Allen, Jr. was an internationally recognized Nazi hunter, journalist, published author, scholar, editor, and lecturer. Born on October 18, 1924 in a suburb of Philadelphia, he received his B.A. from Kenyon College and did his graduate studies at Columbia University. He also served in Army Intelligence as a political analyst and contacts officer, based in Korea. Allen was the youngest senior editor of The Nation during the 1950s, and a contributing editor of The Churchman. Other publications to which he contributed include: The Atlantic Monthly, The Christian Century, Figaro, Harpers, Jewish Currents, Martyrdom and Resistance, Le Monde, The National Catholic Reporter, The New Republic, Reform Judaism, and others. His articles, many of which pertain to antisemitism, racism, and fascism, were also featured in numerous newspapers, including The Boston Globe, The Chicago Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami News, The New York Times, Newsday, and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The author of more than ten books, his works include: Heusinger of the Fourth Reich (1963), Nazi War Criminals Among Us (1963), and Concentration Camps U.S.A. (1968). He was a frequent consultant to national press and radio-TV networks, appearing on programs such as ABC's Good Morning America, Nightline, Close-Up, NBC's Today Show, NBC News, CBS Morning News, and numerous radio talk shows. Allen devoted his life to exposing the escape and employment of many Nazi war criminals aided by the United States government agencies and other respected organizations such as the Vatican. He was called as a witness for the House Subcommittee on Immigration hearings on the findings of the General Accounting Office, and testified at a 1978 hearing that Nazi war criminals had been employed by U.S. government intelligence agenices. Allen died on September 9, 2004 in Dahlonega, Georgia.

Subjects (links to similar collections)

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

Forms of Material (links to similar genres)

Languages of Materials

English
Russian
German
French
Hungarian
Italian
Polish

Administrative Information

Acquired: 2010.

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Acquisition Note: Rochelle G. Saidel

Collection Material Type: Collections

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.