Start Over Collection Henry W. Ehrmann Papers, 1932-1998

Miscellaneous Works Written by Ehrmann, 1931-1989

The series contains those Ehrmann's works that were created without reference to his teaching activities: conference and seminar papers, transcripts of radio programs broadcast over the University of Colorado radio network and RIAS Berlin, a draft version of the article "The Practical Application of Political Analysis to the Assessment of Political Risk in Western Europe", newspaper clippings of his articles and letters to editors, as well as 2 sets of reports - "Frankreich Berichte" (for the Institute of Social Research, New York, 1936-1939), describing the political and social situation in France in the 1930s, and reports of the Bureau of Latin American Research, Washington, D.C., focusing on German-language groups in Latin America (1943).

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  2. Henry W. Ehrmann Papers, 1932-1998

Biographical Materials, 1932-1998

This series contains Ehrmann's autobiographical writings, his CIA file, newspaper clippings of articles on Ehrmann or related to organizations where he worked, and miscellaneous memorabilia (citations, diplomas, and other documents connected with honors he received). There are also some personal records, such as Ehrmann's marriage certificate, passports, death certificate, and materials documenting Ehrmann's involvement in two academic freedom cases (University of Colorado, 1952, Dartmouth College, 1969) as well as a report of the Faculty Planning Committee, chaired by Ehrmann, which was responsible for the curriculum reform at the Faculty of Arts, McGill University.

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  2. Henry W. Ehrmann Papers, 1932-1998

Henry W. Ehrmann Papers, 1932-1998 4 cubic ft.

The Henry Ehrmann Papers are focused on Ehrmann's scholarly career as a political scientist and a professor of law and his participation in the program of re-education of German prisoners-of-war in the 1940s. The material also documents Ehrmann's association with other universities and institutions in the United States and Europe. The correspondence from and to the former German prisoners-of-war who met Ehrmann during the reeducation program organized by the War Department include letters - in several cases written by the prisoners' family members as well - almost entirely dating from the period immediately subsequent to the POWs' release and their return to Germany. Therefore, they are a valuable source of information about the living conditions in occupied Germany, the country's political transformation, and the correspondents' adaptation to new circumstances. Letters in the general correspondence subseries are, for the most part, related to Ehrmann's contacts with his fellow scholars and with academic or political institutions. Also included are speeches, lectures, lecture notes, and newspaper articles, 1941–1984. Ehrmann was a professor of political science at the University of Colorado, the University of California at San Diego, and Dartmouth University, and worked on French politics, labor relations, and comparative government.
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General Correspondence, 1941-1988

General correspondence reflects Ehrmann's professional and private relationships with friends, colleagues, fellow scholars, publishers, editors, and various educational and professional organizations in the United States, France, and Germany. The sub-series contains correspondence with such institutions as the US Senate (including John F. Kennedy's letter to the Ehrmann's), Department of State, and many universities in the USA and abroad. There are also letters from Robert Oppenheimer, Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, Eleanor Roosevelt, and correspondence that originated in reaction to Ehrmann's letter on Martin Luther King (published in The New York Times in 1969).

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  2. Henry W. Ehrmann Papers, 1932-1998
  3. Correspondence, 1941-1988

Correspondence, 1941-1988

This series contains extensive correspondence - in English, German, and French - Ehrmann maintained with his colleagues, friends, publishers, other scholars, and various institutions after his arrival in the United States. Letters from former German prisoners-of-war taught by Ehrmann during the reeducation program at Forts Kearney, Getty and Wetherill, R.I., and Fort Eustis, VA. form another significant part of the correspondence series.

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  2. Henry W. Ehrmann Papers, 1932-1998

Materials Related to the Reeducation Program for German Prisoners-of-War, 1945-1947, 1982

The series contains a typescript entitled "Historical Monograph: Re-education of Enemy Prisoners of War" (2 file folders), which is a large collection of reports, memoranda, copies of letters, and sample examination and questionnaire forms used in the project. Included in the monograph are also: an outline of the series of Ehrmann's lectures "Deutsche Geschichte in neuen Licht", sample issues of POW magazines "Der Ruf" (an English translation) and "Auslese" (in German), and an appendix on the reeducation program of Japanese prisoners-of-war (a short two-page section on Italian POWs appears earlier in the collection). Beyond the monograph, there are several other documents pertaining to the reeducation program, including a report entitled "A Reorientation Program Seen Through the Eyes of German Prisoners" and Ehrmann's report on the German History Department at Forts Getty and Wetherill. The series also contains some educational materials developed especially for the project, such as "Kleiner Führer dürch Amerika", "America from the Inside", and Ehrmann's lectures on the history of Germany, as well as newspaper clippings related to the topic.

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  2. Henry W. Ehrmann Papers, 1932-1998

Correspondence with the Former Prisoners-of-War or Pertaining to Their Reeducation Program, 1945-1950, 1978

The sub-series contains correspondence from and to the former German prisoners-of-war who met Ehrmann during the reeducation program organized by the War Department. The letters - in several cases written by the prisoners' family members as well - almost entirely date from the period immediately subsequent to the POWs' release and their return to Germany. Therefore, they are a valuable source of information about the living conditions in occupied Germany, the country's political transformation, and the correspondents' adaptation to new circumstances.

  1. German and Jewish Intellectual Émigré Collections
  2. Henry W. Ehrmann Papers, 1932-1998
  3. Correspondence, 1941-1988