Rise of National Socialism, Nazi Propaganda and the Nazi Party, 1933-1945 | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

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Title: Rise of National Socialism, Nazi Propaganda and the Nazi Party, 1933-1945

Predominant Dates:1920s -- 1942

ID: RG-05/RG-05

Primary Creator: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei

Other Creators: Bettger, Lyle S., Nazi Party

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 seven collections: 1. Collection of Nazi propaganda books and essays; 2. Collection of prewar official documents; 3. Collection of communications; 4. Collection of Nazi artifacts; 5. Collection of Nazi and U.S. propaganda films; 6. Collection of Nazi photographs and postcards; 7. Lyle S. Bettger collection.

Subjects: Adolf Hitler, dictator and German Chancellor and President, Anti-Jewish atrocities in Nazi Germany, 1933 -- 1939, Anti-Jewish atrocities in Nazi Germany, 1933 -- 1939, photographs, Antisemitic caricatures, German, Antisemitic publications, German, Antisemitism in Germany, Antisemitism in Germany, photo-documents, 1920s-- 1945, Correspondence between Nazi-German agencies, Documents in German language, Germany (1933 -- 1939), Interwar Germany (1919 -- 1939), Leadership of the NSDAP, Narratives in German language, National Socialism, theory and regime, National Socialist German Workers' Party, National Socialist movement, Germany and Austria, National Socialist Propaganda, Nazi anti-Jewish measures and legislations, Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda, Nazi German security agencies, SA, 1938, Nazi Germany, army, individual identification documents, 1933 -- 1945, Nazi Germany, public and sports organizations, 1933 -- 1945, Nazi Germany, public and sports organizations, artifacts, 1933 -- 1945, NSDAP (Nazi Party) symbols and decorations, Photo-documents, Nazi Germany, 1933 -- 1945, Photo-documents, Weimar Republic, 1919 -- 1939, Wannsee Conference, Weimar Republic, 1919 -- 1933, Weimar Republic, German police, Weimir Republic, police forces

Languages: German, English

Abstract

Largely, the documents and artifacts of this record groups reflect the rise of National Socialism in Germany before and after 1933. Collectively these collections relate to the National Socialism as extreme nationalism and provide historical context for unerstanding the nature of Nazi Germany in post-Weimar period.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group contains prewar and wartime Nazi propaganda materials. These records illustrate the various facets of Nazi propaganda over the period when the Nazi movement was rising to power and at a period when the National Socialist Party had become the only ruling and leading force in Germany. Nazi propagandistic materials differ by content and form. For example, there are documents and artifacts of extremely nationalistic and pro-German character. The other group of documents comprises of anti-Semitic and anti-Allied materials related to the wartime period.

The record group and its collections comprise of leaflets, booklets, postcards, Nazi Part publications, and other Nazi ideological materials. The postcards and publications are authentic, and the photographs are prints from the originals. Materials are digitized.

Collection Historical Note

The materials comprised in these collections introduce the theory and mundane experience of National Socialism as it was seen by its ideologist and by ordinary Germans

Subject/Index Terms

Adolf Hitler, dictator and German Chancellor and President
Anti-Jewish atrocities in Nazi Germany, 1933 -- 1939
Anti-Jewish atrocities in Nazi Germany, 1933 -- 1939, photographs
Antisemitic caricatures, German
Antisemitic publications, German
Antisemitism in Germany
Antisemitism in Germany, photo-documents, 1920s-- 1945
Correspondence between Nazi-German agencies
Documents in German language
Germany (1933 -- 1939)
Interwar Germany (1919 -- 1939)
Leadership of the NSDAP
Narratives in German language
National Socialism, theory and regime
National Socialist German Workers' Party
National Socialist movement, Germany and Austria
National Socialist Propaganda
Nazi anti-Jewish measures and legislations
Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda
Nazi German security agencies, SA, 1938
Nazi Germany, army, individual identification documents, 1933 -- 1945
Nazi Germany, public and sports organizations, 1933 -- 1945
Nazi Germany, public and sports organizations, artifacts, 1933 -- 1945
NSDAP (Nazi Party) symbols and decorations
Photo-documents, Nazi Germany, 1933 -- 1945
Photo-documents, Weimar Republic, 1919 -- 1939
Wannsee Conference
Weimar Republic, 1919 -- 1933
Weimar Republic, German police
Weimir Republic, police forces

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-05, Nazi Propaganda and the Nazi Party. 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 Sub-Collection:

[Sub-Collection 1: RG-05.01, Publications, Albums and Essays, 1922 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 2: RG-05.02, National Socialism, official Documents, 1920s -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 3: RG-05.03, Communications between Nazi Party's agencies, 1920s -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 4: RG-05.04, Nazi Artifacts, 1933 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 5: RG-05.05, Documentary films about National Socialism from the USHMM Archive, 1933 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 6: RG-05.06, Postcards and photographs, the period of National Socialist regime, 1933 --1945],
[Sub-Collection 7: RG-05.07, Lyle S. Bettger Collection, posters, 1934],
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Sub-Collection 4: RG-05.04, Nazi Artifacts, 1933 -- 1945

This collection includes Nazi party and other Nazi organizations' membership documents.

Subject/Index Terms:: Nazi Party, membership; Combat SS, soldier identification book; Nazi racial theory; Nazi antisemitic propaganda; Fritzsch, Karl

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945); Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-05.04.01, Anti-Semitic quotation on perforated stickers, 1933 -- 1945

Perforated stickers with anti-semitic quotations on them, German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Antisemitism; Nazi antisemitic propaganda; Antisemitic quotes, stickers, Nazi Germany; Antisemitic slogans, Nazi Germany; Anti-semitic advertisement; Nazi Anti-Semitic Propaganda; Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda; Antisemitism in Germany; Nazi Germany antisemitism

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945); Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-05.04.02, Nazi Propaganda Slides, 1933 -- 1945

Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda slides with text and pictures. The text is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Antisemitism; Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda; anti-Jewish publications; Nazi antisemitic propaganda; Nazi Anti-Semitic Propaganda; Hitler Youth training book, illustrations, Nazi Germany; Hitler-Jugend (HJ), Hitler Youth, German term; Hitler Youth, photo-document; Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend) organization, a youth organization of the Nazi party, 1922 -- 1945; Jewish anti-semitism

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945); Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-05.4.02.01, Nazi Propaganda Slides translations, 1933 -- 1945

English translation of Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda slides.

Subject/Index Terms:: Antisemitism; Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda; anti-Jewish publications

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945); Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-05.04.03, Nazi bullet case, 1933--1945

A Nazi bullet case with the Nazi eagle crest and swastika.

Subject/Index Terms:: Nazi party artifacts; Nazi party

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-05.04.04, NSDAP Party Membership Booklet, Karl Fritzsch, 1933--1945

An NSDAP party membership booklet belonging to Karl Fritzsch. The booklet details the Nazi mission and the person's duty as a Nazi member. The booklet is to be filled out properly and in a timely manner or it will be assumed that the information is being misused. The text is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Nazi Party, membership; Fritzsch, Karl; Nazi party; Passport photograph; NSDAP and Nazi Germany, party and government officials; National Socialist German workers, party authorities (NSDAP); National Socialist German Workers' Party; NSDAP membership booklet, Nazi Germany; Registration booklet, NSDAP member, Nazi Germany

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-05.04.04.01, NSDAP Party Membership Booklet translation, 1933--1945

The English translation of an NSDAP party membership booklet belonging to Karl Fritzsch. The booklet details the Nazi mission and the person's duty as a Nazi member. The booklet is to be filled out properly in a timely manner or it will be assumed that the information is being misused. <span style="display: none;"> </span>

Subject/Index Terms:: Nazi Party, membership; Nazi party artifacts; Fritzsch, Karl; Nazi party; Passport photograph

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-05.04.05, Soldbuch SS ID Book, 1933 -- 1945

An SS paybook that functions both as a paybook and an identification card.

Subject/Index Terms:: Nazi party artifacts; Combat SS, soldier identification book; Nazi Party, membership

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-05.04.06, Urkunde Sports badge book, 1933 -- 1945

A Nazi Urkunde (charter) sports badge book.

Subject/Index Terms:: Nazi party artifacts; Combat SS, soldier identification book; Nazi Party, membership

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-05.04.07, NY Times Kristallnacht article, 11 November 1938

A New York Times article from November 11, 1938 titled Nazis Smash, Loot and Burn Jewish Shops and Temples Until Goebbels Calls Halt. The article describes what happened during what would soon be called Kristallnacht.

Subject/Index Terms:: Kristallnacht or November Pogrom, 9 -10, November 1938; Antisemitism; November Pogroms; Newspaper Article; The New York Times

Creators:: NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945); The New York Times