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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 21: RG-17.21, Prewar Austria periodicals, 1931--1946

The collection includes radio programs cut out from journals and newspapers, two pamphlets for orchestra performances and conservatory training, flyers advertising performances, and two tickets to performances, ranging from 1931 to 1946. All documents from the pre-war years derive from Austrian journals and newspapers, while those documents from 1940 – 1946 derive from American sources. The performances of baritone Wilhelm Zeisl are highlighted throughout the documents, however, note the Milwaukee Journal documents spell his name as William Sydell.

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-17.21.01, radio world, illustrated weekly magazine for everyone, a look at the vienna radio program, August 1935

Radio World, illustrated weekly magazine for everyone, a look at the Vienna radio program, 17 August 1935. First page of article titled “A look at the Vienna radio program” (Ein Blick ins Wiener Radio-Programm) from Radio World (Radiowelt), article is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Radio World, illustrated magazine, Austrian periodical; Salzburg (Austria); Vienna (Austria); University of Vienna; German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; pre-war publication; Photographs; Photographs, pre-Second World War

Creators:: Radio World, illustrated magazine, Austrian periodical; Austrian periodical

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-17.21.02, Radio World, illustrated weekly magazine for everyone, a look at the Vienna radio program, August 1935

Radio World, illustrated weekly magazine for everyone, a look at the Vienna radio program, 17 august 1935. Second page of article titled “A look at the Vienna radio program” (Ein Blick ins Wiener Radio-Programm) from Radio World (Radiowelt), article is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Radio World, illustrated magazine, Austrian periodical; University of Vienna; Heiligenkreuz Abbey, monastery (Austria); Baden bei Wien (Austria); German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; pre-war publication; Photographs; Photographs, pre-Second World War

Creators:: Radio World, illustrated magazine, Austrian periodical; Austrian periodical

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-17.21.03, Radio Vienna, official weekly magazine of the austrian radio, merry christmas, December 1937

Radio Vienna, official weekly magazine of the Austrian radio, Merry Christmas, 17 December 1937. Article titled “Merry Christmas” (Frohe Weihnachten!) from Radio Vienna (Radio Wien), article is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio; Austrian radio; Vienna (Austria); German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; pre-war publication; Photographs; Photographs, pre-Second World War

Creators:: Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio, Austrian periodical; Austrian periodical

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-17.21.04, Austrian radio programs, 1937

Austrian radio programs, 1937. Three radio programs cut out from magazines, one program from Radio Vienna magazine (Radio Wien), one program titled Radio Program (Radio-Programm), and another program titled Before the Speaker (Vor dem Lautsprecher), the last two programs may have been taken from a Radio Vienna magazine, programs are in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Austrian radio; Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio; Radio Program (Radio-Programm), Austrian periodical; Before the Speaker (Vor dem Lautsprecher), Austrian periodical; Vienna (Austria); Berlin (Germany); German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; pre-war publication

Creators:: Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio, Austrian periodical; Radio Program (Radio-Programm), Austrian periodical; Before the Speaker (Vor dem Lautsprecher), Austrian periodical; Austrian periodical

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-17.21.05, Austrian radio programs, circa 1937

Austrian radio programs. Four radio programs cut out from unidentified magazines, most likely from Radio Vienna magazine, programs are in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Austrian radio; Vienna (Austria); German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; pre-war publication

Creators:: Austrian periodical; Pre-war German-language newspaper

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-17.21.06, Austrian radio programs, 1935

Austrian radio programs, 1935. Three radio programs cut out from unidentified magazines, most likely from Radio Vienna magazine, and one cut out of performers’ headshots from Radio Vienna magazine, programs are in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Austrian radio; Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio; Salzburg (Austria); German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; pre-war publication; Photographs; Prewar photographs

Creators:: Austrian periodical; Pre-war German-language newspaper; Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio, Austrian periodical

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-17.21.07, vienna radio programs, 1936

Vienna Radio Programs, 1936. One radio program cut out from an unidentified magazine, most likely from Radio Vienna magazine, program is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Radio Program (Radio-Programm), Austrian periodical; Vienna (Austria); Austrian radio; German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; pre-war publication

Creators:: Radio Program (Radio-Programm), Austrian periodical; Austrian periodical; Pre-war German-language newspaper

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-17.21.08, Vienna radio programs, 1935--1936

Vienna radio programs, 1935-1936. Four radio programs cut out from magazines, one from Kleine Boifs-Zeitung, and the other two from unidentified magazine, programs are in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio; Vienna (Austria); Austrian radio; German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; pre-war publication

Creators:: Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio, Austrian periodical; Austrian periodical; Pre-war German-language newspaper

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-17.21.09, Great Hall of the Musikverein, Vienna commercial singing club and female choir, orchestra concert, 27 March 1931

Great Hall of the Musikverein, Vienna commercial singing club and female choir, orchestra concert, 27 march 1931. Pamphlet of the Great Hall of the Musikverein (Groβer Musikvereinssaal) with the musical pieces Josua, Liebesode, and Ode to God (Ode an Gott); and an article titled Wohltätigkeitsakademie zugunsten des Major-Zen-Zonds; in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Great Hall of the Musikverein; German Music; Vienna (Austria); Austrian radio; German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; pre-war publication

Creators:: Austrian periodical; Pre-war German-language newspaper

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-17.21.10, the little cinema and radio leaf, page five, zampa ravel remembered and brudner felt, circa 1935

The Little Cinema and radio leaf, page five, zampa ravel remembered and brudner felt. Article titled “Zampa,” Ravel remembered and Brudner felt (“Zampa”, Ravel-Erinnerung und Brudner-Felt) from The Little Cinema and Radio Leaf (Das Kleine Kino und Radio-Blatt), in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio; Vienna (Austria); Austrian radio; German, language; Austrian newspaper; periodicals, Austrian; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; pre-war publication; Photographs; Prewar photographs

Creators:: Radio Vienna, Official Weekly Magazine of the Austrian Radio, Austrian periodical; Austrian periodical; Pre-war German-language newspaper

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-17.21.11, new vienna conservatory pamphlet, circa 1935

New Vienna Conservatory pamphlet. A pamphlet for the New Vienna Conservatory (Neues Wiener Konservatorium) that explains the school year’s curriculum.

Subject/Index Terms:: New Vienna Conservatory (Neues Wiener Konservatorium); Vienna (Austria); School documents; German, language; periodicals, Austrian; pre-war publication; Photographs; Prewar photographs

Creators:: New Vienna Conservatory (Neues Wiener Konservatorium); Austrian periodical; Pre-war German-language newspaper

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-17.21.12, business card of Annie Krisch, circa 1935

Business card of Annie Kirsch. A business card from Frau Annie Kirsch asking for a signature for an autograph collection, in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Annie Krisch; Vienna (Austria); German, language; business card; pre-war publication

Creators:: Annie Krisch

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-17.21.13, The Milwaukee Journal-Screen and Radio, January 1941

The Milwaukee Journal-Screen and Radio, January 1941. Two “Complete Sunday Programs; High Lights of Week” from the Milwaukee Journal, one program is from 26 January 1941, and the other from 19 January 1941, in English.

Subject/Index Terms:: The Milwaukee Journal, American periodical; Milwaukee (Wisconsin); radio programming; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: The Milwaukee Journal, American periodical; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-17.21.14, The Milwaukee Journal-Screen and Radio, January 1940

The Milwaukee Journal-Screen and Radio, December 1940. Two “Complete Sunday Programs; High Lights of Week” from the Milwaukee Journal, one program is from 29 December 1940, and the other from 22 December 1940, in English.

Subject/Index Terms:: The Milwaukee Journal, American periodical; Milwaukee (Wisconsin); radio programming; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: The Milwaukee Journal, American periodical; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-17.21.15, The Milwaukee Journal-Screen and Radio, 1940--1941

The Milwaukee Journal-Screen and Radio, 1940-1941. Two “Complete Sunday Programs; High Lights of Week” from the Milwaukee Journal, one program is from 5 January 1941, and the other from 15 December 1940, in English.

Subject/Index Terms:: The Milwaukee Journal, American periodical; Milwaukee (Wisconsin); radio programming; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: The Milwaukee Journal, American periodical; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-17.21.16, announcement for performance, circa 1940's

Announcement for meeting, circa 1940s. Announcement cut out from unidentified newspaper, meeting held at Astor hotel, performances by Ann Ross, William Zeisl, and accompanist Dr. Julius Ehrlich, in English.

Subject/Index Terms:: The Astor Hotel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Milwaukee (Wisconsin); United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-17.21.17, the message of music in religion flyer, inter faith forum at hollywood first methodist church, 1945

The message of music in religion flyer, inter faith forum at Hollywood First Methodist Church, 1945. Religious gathering sponsored by the Society for Jewish Culture-Fairfax Temple and Crescent Heights Methodist Church, performance titled “The Message of Music in Religion,” in English.

Subject/Index Terms:: Society for Jewish Culture-Fairfax Temple; Crescent Heights Methodist Church; Los Angeles (California, United States); United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; periodicals, American; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Society for Jewish Culture-Fairfax Temple; Crescent Heights Methodist Church; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-17.21.18, the message of music in religion program, inter faith forum at hollywood first methodist church, 1945

The message of music in religion program, inter faith forum at hollywood first methodist church, 1945. Program for the event, in English.

Subject/Index Terms:: Hollywood Inter-Faith Forum (Hollywood First Methodist Church); Society for Jewish Culture-Fairfax Temple; Crescent Heights Methodist Church; Los Angeles (California, United States); United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; periodicals, American; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Society for Jewish Culture-Fairfax Temple; Crescent Heights Methodist Church; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-17.21.19, the communion of oriental and occidental beliefs flyer, inter faith forum at first methodist church of hollywood, 1946

The Communion of Oriental and Occidental Beliefs flyer, inter faith forum at first methodist church of hollywood, 1946. In English.

Subject/Index Terms:: First Methodist Church of Hollywood (Hollywood, California); Society for Jewish Culture-Fairfax Temple; Hollywood Inter-Faith Forum (Hollywood First Methodist Church); Los Angeles (California, United States); United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; periodicals, American; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: First Methodist Church of Hollywood; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-17.21.20, orchestra tickets from society for jewish culture, 1944 and 1946

Orchestra tickets from Society for Jewish Culture, 1944 and 1946. Two orchestra tickets, one for the Ambassador Hotel in 1944, and the other for the Embassy Auditorium in 1946, both tickets are to performances in Los Angeles, California.

Subject/Index Terms:: Society for Jewish Culture-Fairfax Temple; Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles, California); Embassy Auditorium (Trinity Auditorium), (Los Angeles, California); concert ticket; Los Angeles (California, United States); United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; periodicals, American; Wartime Publication, Second World War; postwar publication; United States (1945 -- 1960)

Creators:: Society for Jewish Culture-Fairfax Temple; English-language periodicals; American periodicals