William A. Kunberger Holocaust denial papers, 1992, 2005-2008

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Summary

Creator:
Kunberger, William A., Jr., 1943-
Abstract:
William A. Kunberger, Jr. (1943- ) was a resident of Philadephia at the time of the creation of these materials. Collection comprises a set of mailed postcards, correspondence, and photocopies of sources denying the Jewish Holocaust in Europe. Materials include letters to the recipients, photocopies of articles and books, and photocopies of primary evidence from post-war trials, statements, interviews, and aerial reconnaisance photographs used to support the denial of the Holocaust, in particular, the gassing of victims in European death camps. About half of the resource photocopies are in German. Also includes 39 typed postcards mailed by Kunberger to academics and other individuals from 2006-2008. Each postcard contains a segment of text; when put together, the cards form a lengthy statement, with citations and other texts, denying the Holocaust. Also included is one audiocassette recording entitled "11th Int'l Revisionist Conference Battle for Truth on the American Campus: A Jewish Revisionist's Perspective, Oct 92."
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
RL.11882

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises a set of postcards, correspondence, and photocopies of sources, denying the Jewish Holocaust in Europe and offering various types of evidence for that belief. These materials were created and sent by William Kunberger to academics, writers, and others. Materials include typed letters to these individuals, and packets that include photocopies of Holocaust-related articles and books, and photocopies of primary evidence from post-war trials, statements, interviews, and aerial reconnaisance photographs. About half of the resource materials are in German.

The collection also includes 39 typed postcards written by Kunberger and sent to academics and other individuals from 2006 to 2008. When put together in their chronological mailing order, the cards form a lengthy statement whose main argument is that buildings purported to be gas chambers for Jewish and other prisoners were actually air-raid shelters or morgues. Also included is one audiocassette entitled "11th Int'l Revisionist Conference / Battle for Truth on the American Campus: A Jewish Revisionist's Perspective, Oct 92." There are also two items about conflict in Guatemala and the killings of native inhabitants, 1981; these appear to be unrelated to the other materials.

Biographical / historical:

William A. Kunberger was a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the time these materials were assembled.

The International Revisionist Conference is sponsored by the Institute for Historical Review; in 1992, the conference was held in Irvine, California. The Institute for Historical Review (IHR), founded in 1978, is an organization based in California, United States, best known for publishing articles and books promoting Holocaust denial.

[Source: Institute for Historical Review and Wikipedia website, viewed February 8, 2021]

Acquisition information:
The William A. Kunberger Holocaust denial papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2020.
Processing information:

Processed and described by Paula Jeannet, February 2021.

Title devised by cataloger.

Accession(s) represented in this collection guide: 2020-0023.

Arrangement:

Materials are arranged by mailed packet in rough chronological order.

Physical facet:
approximately 125 items
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