Booklet The uncensored story: how your dimes and quarters helped pay for Hitler's war

Identifier
irn522175
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.454.5
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Leon Schleifer was born in 1900 in Germany. He served in the German army at the end of World War I (1914-1918). He became a political cartoonist and his work was published in the anti-Nazi press. He also specialized in courtroom trial sketches. After the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, Schliefer emigrated to the United States. He changed his name to William Sharp and continued his career as an editorial cartoonist and illustrator. His work was published in the New York Times, Life Magazine, and other publications. He died in 1961, age sixty-one years.

Archival History

The book was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Scope and Content

Book written by John Boylan in 1942, exposing American businessmen and lawyers who helped German industries. It has an introduction by Rex Stout and illustrations by William Sharp.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

64 p. ; 28 cm.

Corporate Bodies

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Genre

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