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Accession 2023-026
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[198-]-2023 (Creation)
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3 m of textual records
1 computer reel
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Accession consists of bundles of source material (primarily photocopies of secondary sources and printed articles from various websites) and the annotated typescript manuscript for Professor Michael Kater's book, "After the Nazis : The Story of Culture in Western Germany" (New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2023). The manuscript was written with the working title of "Under the Shadow of Nazism : Culture in West Germany." The accession also includes: an annotated typescript manuscript for Kater's book, "Culture in Nazi Germany" (New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2019; correspondence with friends and colleagues; files relating to his research and York University; reference material relating to music in Nazi Germany, and brief works written by Kater; a computer reel used on York University's IBM mainframe computer in the early 1980s when Kater was conducting research for his book, "The Nazi Party : a Social Profile of Members and Leaders, 1919-1945" (Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1983); and Kater's curriculum vitae, 2023.
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The source material for "After the Nazis" was arranged by Professor Kater into bundles. He used a hierarchical coding system to organize the material: chapter numbers usually appear in green circles, followed by subdivisions indicated by numbers in red squares and mauve or black triangles or diamonds.
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- German
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The source material and correspondence is in both English and German. The manuscripts are written entirely in English.
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Access by research requires prior authorization by Michael H. Kater during his lifetime. Requests must be directed to the Head of the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections of York University Libraries.