George William Hughes Britt papers, 1942-1953, bulk 1942-1944

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Summary

Creator:
Britt, George, 1895-1988
Abstract:
George W. H. Britt was an educator, editor, journalist, and author employed as a U.S. intelligence officer during World War II. Collection includes correspondence, journal entries, memoranda, intelligence and statistical reports, reminiscences, news clippings, photographs, and financial papers from Britt's employment by the U.S. Office of War Information; materials chiefly date from 1942 to 1944. Includes correspondence between Britt and the American ambassador in Turkey, Laurence A. Steinhardt. Contains legal papers, correspondence, and clippings relating to Karl and Stella von Kleczkowski; Karl was a former German espionage agent in Turkey who turned to the Allied cause in 1943.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.00152

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of George W. H. Britt comprise correspondence, memoranda, intelligence, and statistical reports, reminiscences, news clippings, black-and-white intelligence photographs, and financial papers (primarily 1942-1944) from his employment by the U.S. Office of War Information in Beirut and Cairo.

Also includes correspondence between Britt and the American ambassador in Turkey, Laurence A. Steinhardt. Contains legal papers, correspondence, and clippings relating to Karl and Stella von Kleczkowski; Karl was a former German espionage agent in Turkey who turned to the Allied cause in 1943.

Biographical / historical:

George W. H. (William Hughes) Britt (1895-1988), born in Kentucky, was an educator, editor, journalist, and author. During World War II he was employed by the United States Office of War Information, Overseas Operations Branch, first in Beirut and later in Istanbul.

Acquisition information:
The George William Hughes Britt papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1990.
Processing information:

Processed by Paula Jeannet. Encoded by Lisa Stark.

Completed April 14, 1999.

Accession(s) represented in collection guide: 1990-0129.

Collection has been given core level processing: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Physical facet:
Approximately 900 items
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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