Harley Krapohl papers

Collection

Identifier: c-00574

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Harley Krapohl papers consist of letters, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and a partially released Federal Bureau of Investigation file regarding the arrest and trial of George Viereck for violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act in 1943. Viereck was an author who was a suspected Nazi propagandist in the United States prior to and during World War II. Senator Donald Riegle obtained the F.B.I. file for Mr. Krapohl, a former employee of the state of Michigan, through the Freedom of Information Act.

Dates

Creation: 1940-1943, 1989
Creation: Majority of material found within 1940 - 1943

Creator

Kraphol, Harley (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (, 2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Gift of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures Department, 1995-03-29.

Legal Status

Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Property Rights: Michigan State University.