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German Library of Information, 17 Battery Place New York, Dr. Matthias Schmitz
Dr. Matthias Schmitz, German Library of Information New York document seizure
Dr. Matthias Schmitz, German Library of Information New York document seizure
This lot consists of two original response letters from Dr. Matthias Schmitz, the Director of the German Library of Information, located in Room 1923 at 17 Battery Place in New York, next door to the German Consulate. The letters were sent to Mr. J. Eichhorn in Saginaw, Michigan who had requested books published by the German Library of Information, A Nation Builds - Contemporary German Architecture and German Forests Treasures of a Nation.

These letters, with facsimile signatures of Dr. Matthias Schmitz, were sent to let Mr. Eichhorn know the books were on their way to him in separate shipments.

We acquired them in the original envelope of the 17 December 1940 letter, carefully saved by Mr. Eichhorn.
A Nation Builds - Contemporary German Architecture and German Forests Treasures of a Nation
June 1941 closure German Consulate NYC
In the envelope we also found three newspaper clippings mentioning Dr. Matthias Schmitz and the seizure of the records of the German Library of Information, including the mailing list of 70,000 names and copies of Facts in Review.

A unique German Library of Information correspondence / ephemera lot. Condition exactly as shown. Rare!
Right, a rare reference photo of files and archives being moved out of the German Consulate in New York after
FDR ordered the closure of both the Generalkonsulat
and German Library of Information.

Also for sale on USMBOOKS.com, two Nazi books published in English by the German Library of Information in New York in 1940, A Nation Builds and Allied Intrigue in the Low Countries, secret information about Allied military alliances in the west prior to WW2 released by the German Foreign Office in Berlin - fascinating diplomatic history!  We are happy to combine shipping of multiple purchases!

This historic German Library of Information correspondence / ephemera lot
is ** SOLD **
 
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ORIGINAL 1940 & 1941 LETTERS FROM THE GERMAN LIBRARY
OF INFORMATION IN NEW YORK

TWO ORIGINAL LETTERS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE GERMAN LIBRARY OF INFORMATION IN NEW YORK ABOUT AN ORDER FOR TWO BOOKS

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