Paul F. DuVivier Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: GTM-19911001

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains Belgian anti-American newspaper cartoons of the Nazi period and World War II propaganda leaflets that were collected by Paul F. DuVivier during his internment during the war (1943-1944). It also includes some published reports written by Woodruff Wallner documenting the internment of U.S. foreign service and others by the Germans during the war.

The collection also includes letters from author Herman Wouk to DuVivier (1976-1988).

Dates

Creation: 1943-1944; 1976-1988

Creator

DuVivier, Paul F., -1997 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Biographical Note

Paul DuVivier was a U.S. diplomat who was imprisoned in Baden-Baden along with many other U.S. diplomats, foreign service officers, military personnel, and reporters that were in Vichy, France at the outbreak of the war (they were known collectively as the "American Official Group in France"). He died at age 82 in 1997.