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Title: Prewar and Wartime Periodicals, 1918-1945

Predominant Dates:1918 -- 1939

ID: RG-17/RG-17

Primary Creator: Illustrated News

Other Creators: Loen, Cornelius, Pravda (The Truth), the main Soviet daily, organ of the Communist Party of the USSR (1946)

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement:

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by subject/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of eighteen collections and two items, the collections of which are: 1. Collection of wartime Jewish periodicals in Poland; 2. Collection of postwar periodicals; 3. Collection of periodicals in Yiddish; 4. Collection of publications by the Allied powers; 5. Collection of French publications; 6. Collection of Yugoslavian prewar and wartime publications; 7. Collection of Hungarian wartime newspapers; 8. Collection of German wartime newspapers; 9. Collection of Swiss wartime newspapers; 10. Collection of Italian wartime publications; 11. Collection of Los Angeles wartime publications; 12. Prewar Chwila publications; 13. Prewar Dilo publications; 14. Collection of Nazi interwar news publications; 15. Prewar Sygnaly publications; 16. Cornelius Leon collection of wartime periodicals; 17. Herbert Lothar Aron papers; 18. Collection of prewar Austrian publications.

Languages: Polish, Ukrainian, German, Yiddish, French, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Russian, English

Abstract

Prewar, waratime and postwar periodical publications reflects on the European affairs of the first half of the 20th century. Polish and Ukrainian dailies of the interwar time are most fully represented

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group is comprised of periodicals and publications, published in at least ten languages, from before, during, and soon after the Second World War. There are collections of newspapers and magazines in Yiddish; Yugoslavian wartime newspapers; Hungarian wartime newspapers; German-Nazi prewar and wartime newspapers; Italian prewar and wartime newspapers; newspapers published by the French Resistance; American wartime and postwar newspapers; and British wartime and postwar newspapers. A special collection of Los Angeles-based newspapers, published in the 1930s and in the 1940s, reflects international affairs and the Jewish predicament in Europe as the National Socialists attained power in Germany. This collection is exhibited in the museum halls.

The wide spectrum of European and American media in this record group reflects regional and European explications of the interwar and wartime period and the developments in each. Prewar and wartime perspectives of various political forces are well represented within these materials, for example prewar Jewish (published in Polish) and Ukrainian periodicals represent the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Polish-Ukrainian, Ukrainian-Jewish and Polish-Ukrainian relations in Eastern Galicia.

Materials in this record group includes periodicals, which are comprised of narratives, illustrative photo-publications, magazines, and informational bulletins. Prewar Eastern Galician editions contain chronicles of the trials, analytical articles and political agitation, often election-related. Periodicals are partially digitized.

Biographical Note

Illustrated News was a German economic propaganda publication.

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Access Restrictions: No restrictions

Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

Preferred Citation: RG-17, Prewar, Wartime, and Postwar Periodicals. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.

Processing Information: Materials are primarily described using the local descriptive standards of the LA Museum of the Holocaust.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1: RG-17.01, Wartime Jewish Periodicals, Poland, 1940 -- 1941],
[Folder 2: RG-17.02, Postwar Periodicals, in Polish and Russian languages, 1945 -- 1946],
[Folder 3: RG-17.03, Periodicals in Yiddish, 1930s --1940s],
[Folder 4: RG-17.04, LIFE magazine collection, 1939 -- 1940, 1939 -- 1940],
[Folder 5: RG-17.05, Periodicals published in France, 1940 -- 1945, 1940 --1945],
[Folder 6: RG-17.06, Yugoslavian Prewar and Wartime Publications, 1938 --1945],
[Folder 7: RG-17.07, Hungarian Wartime Newspapers, ca 1942],
[Folder 8: RG-17.08, Wartime newspapers, German, Hungarian. Chinese offensive, entry of Brazil into the war, August 1942. Photos from Hungarian newspaper(s). One photo is of Istvan Horthy’s (Deputy Regent of Hungary) catafalque, son of Miklos Horthy, Regent of Hungary from March 1, 1920 to October 15, 1944. The second photo depicts an officer meeting., 1941 -- 1943],
[Folder 9: RG-17.09, Swiss Wartime Newspapers, 1939 -- 1945],
[Folder 10: RG-17.10, Italian Wartime Publications, 1939 -- 1945],
[Folder 11: RG-17.11, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Examiner, wartime, 1933 -- 1944],
[Folder 12: RG-17.12, Chwila, 1919 -- 1939],
[Folder 13: RG-17.13, Dilo, 1918 -- 1939, 1918 -- 1939],
[Folder 14: RG-17.14, Nazi Inter-War News, Illustrated News, 1930s],
[Folder 15: RG-17.15, Sygnaly (Signals), 1933-1939, 1933 -- 1939],
[Folder 16: RG-17.16, Short Note About the Oldest Synagogue in Egypt, Ben Ezra, 1973, 1973],
[Folder 17: RG-17.17, Jewish youth of Izbaca before the Holocaust],
[Folder 18: RG-17.18, Cornelius Loen, collection of wartime periodicals, I, 1939 -- 1945],
[Folder 19: RG-17.19, Cornelius Loen, collection of wartime periodicals, II],
[Folder 20: RG-17.20, Herbert Lothar Aron Papers],
[Folder 21: RG-17.21, Prewar Austria periodicals, 1931--1946],
[Folder 22: RG-17.22, Tagespot, Austrian newspaper, reflection of Anschluss, 12 March 1938, 12 March 1938],
[All]

Folder 6: RG-17.06, Yugoslavian Prewar and Wartime Publications, 1938 --1945

Political and social publications reflecting on interwar and wartime developments in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Subject/Index Terms:: Serbian periodicals, interwar and wartime; Croatian periodicals, wartime; Yugoslavian periodicals published in Belgrade in German language, pre-war time

Creators:: Serbian, Croatian and Hungarian political organizations (1930s -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-17.06.01, Donauzeitung (the Danube Paper). No 167, 21 July 1944

Newspapers from various German-language newspapers, including a newspaper entitled Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper). The Donauzeitung's main article discusses an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler and the other clippings depict scenes of battle. There appears to be a misprint on the front page of the Donauzeitung, listing the date as 1988 instead of 1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Yugoslavian newspapers of wartime, narratives and news; Photo-documents in the Yugoslavian newspapers, wartime; Yugoslavia (1941--1945); Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper), German-language periodical, Yugoslavia; Failed assassination attempt on Hitler, July 20, 1944; Adolf Hitler, dictator and German Chancellor and President; Belgrade (Serbia); German, language; German newspaper; Periodicals, German; Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs; Yugoslavia (1918--1941); Eastern Front, German military campaign; Rise of Nazism, reflected in Yugoslav periodicals; Yugoslavian newspapers in German language; Belgrade (Yugoslavia); Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Photographs, Second World War; Photo-documents, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Cherbourg-Octeville (France); Caen (France); France (Europe); Periodicals, Yugoslavian

Creators:: Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper), German-language periodical, Yugoslavia; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); Publishers, editorial boards and political organizations in prewar and wartime Yugoslavia (1938 -- 1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-17.06.02, Donauzeitung (the Danube Paper). No 4, January 1944

A clipping from the newspaper Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper). The paper delivers a message from Adolf Hitler, calling on the German people to support the Nazi party and to support the war that was instigated against Germany by foreign aggressors. The paper was published in January 1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper), German-language periodical, Yugoslavia; Adolf Hitler, dictator and German Chancellor and President; Berlin (Germany); Mobilization of German people for the victory in the war; Nazi war propaganda for the military and German people; National Socialism becomes an all-German ideology; German, language; German newspaper; Periodicals, German; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Belgrade (Yugoslavia); Hitler's call of duty to the German people, reflected in Donauzeitung; Geopolitical situation in Europe, 1939 -- 1945; Yugoslavia (1941--1945); German-language periodical, published in Yugoslavia; Yugoslavian newspapers in German language; Hitler speech, German; The consequences of war, op-ed in Donauzeitung

Creators:: Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper), German-language periodical, Yugoslavia; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); Publishers, editorial boards and political organizations in prewar and wartime Yugoslavia (1938 -- 1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-17.06.03, Hrvatski Narod (Croatian Nation), 16 September 1943

A newspaper clipping from the newspaper Hrvatski Narod (Croatian Nation). The newspaper discusses Germany's decision to support it's allies. The paper was published on 16 September 1943.

Subject/Index Terms:: Hrvatski Narod (Croatian Nation), Croatian periodical; Berlin (Germany); warfare in Italy; Mussolini, Benito (Italian "Il Duce"); Ustaše--Croatian Revolutionary Movement; Ustasa Militia, Ustase Militia (Croatian fascist and terrorist group); Croatian, language; Croatian newspapers; periodicals, Croatian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Croatia (1941 -- 1945); Ante Pavelic, leader of Ustase movement; Geopolitical situation in Europe, 1941 -- 1944; Zagreb (Croatia)

Creators:: Hrvatski Narod (Croatian Nation), Croatian periodical; Croatian-language periodical

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-17.06.04, Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper). No 3, August 1943

Newspaper clippings from German-language newspapers, including Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper). The papers discuss the battle in Orel, Czechoslovakia, Winston Churchill making a visit to Canada, and wartime photographs depicting an aerial battle. The newspaper was published in August 1943.

Subject/Index Terms:: Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper), German-language periodical, Yugoslavia; Berlin (Germany); London (England); Orel (Czechoslovakia); Soldiers, Soviet Red Army; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874--1965; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; German, language; German newspaper; Periodicals, German; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs; Orel (USSR); Eastern Front, the German War against the USSR, 1941 -- 1945; Eastern Front, Summer of 1942 Campaign, German offensive in southern Russia; mass casualties, battles of the Eastern Front; US Air Force; Strategic American bombing of Romanian petroleum plant, August 1943; Warfare in light of Yugoslavian wartime publications; Soviet Red Army, armed forces, Soviet; Belgrade (Yugoslavia); Nuremberg (Germany); Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; Geopolitical situation in Europe, 1941 -- 1944; Bucharest (Romania); Romania (1939--1945); Periodicals in German language; Photo-documents, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Photo-documents in the Yugoslavian newspapers, wartime; Periodicals, Yugoslavian; Yugoslavia (1941--1945); Yugoslavian newspapers in German language; Yugoslavian newspapers of wartime, narratives and news; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Photographs, Second World War

Creators:: Donauzeitung (The Danube Paper), German-language periodical, Yugoslavia; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); Publishers, editorial boards and political organizations in prewar and wartime Yugoslavia (1938 -- 1939)