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About Franklin Norvish
Prior to and after the Second World War, Franklin Norvish, of Needham, Massachusetts, taught English at Northeastern University in Boston, and was a professor there for forty years. Between 1943-46 he served in the U.S. Army Counter- Intelligence Corps (C.I.C.). Housed in a nondescript building in Brookline, Massachusetts, the C.I.C. conducted background checks on Army employees, kept logs of suspected Communists, and tracked down and arrested suspected spies. The Brookline building once hosted special agent training for espionage and undercover work for some one hundred and twenty agents. Because he spoke some French and German as well as his family’s native Lithuanian, Norvish was given a counter- intelligence assignment in 1943. One of his assignments, six months before the D-Day invasion, was to sneak into France with the French Underground to investigate those who allegedly collaborated with the Germans. When American troops met the Russians at the Elbe in 1944, Mr. Norvish and his colleagues were able to interview German POWs who later became valuable in the development of the atomic bomb. Franklin Norvish received the Bronze Star for his service.
Franklin Norvish is a member of the Military Intelligence Association of New England (MIANE), which recently unveiled a 50th anniversary commemorative plaque at the Brookline location.
About the Franklin Norvish collection
The Franklin Norvish collection includes newspapers, Nazi memorabilia, photographs, and miscellaneous other items related to World War II.
Folder Listing
I. NAZI PROPAGANDA
Soldatenblatter, Jahrgang 1943, Heft 8 and Jahrgang 1944, Heft 4 & 5
Unser Heer, April 20, 1944 Vol.3, No.8
Die Juden in USA Why Are Jews Persecuted For Their Religion, Nationalist Press Assoc., (3 copies) Anti-Jewish propaganda in French printed on counterfeit US $1 Pamphlet, "Judapest wird wieder Budapest", 5/1944.
Poster: Hitler Absolutely (In Cyrillic, n.d.) (25x18").
II. PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDS
(all b&w unless otherwise noted, mostly undated, all of German soldiers and officers)
e.1 Parade ground, officers giving Nazi salute (3.5 x 4.5"). e.2 Goering and another officer in front of a train consulting a map (2.5 x 4.5"). e.3 Young officer, name illegible, "March 44" (3x5"). e.4 Group of officers and enlisted men posed for photograph [ripped down middle] (4.5 x 6.5"). e.5 Artillery crew pictured in front of gun (2x3"). e.6. Group of athletes giving Nazi salute (2x3"). e.7. Parade ground (3x4"). e.8. Unit posed for camera in town center (3x4"). e.9. Graf Zeppelin LZ-130 (2x2"). e.10. Officer reportedly named "Hilyer" (photo found in Rötgen) (2x3").
Postcards (color and b&w, 4x6") e.11-17 are color postcards of German airplanes e.11 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka. e.12 Three Junkers Ju-87 Stuka. e.13 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka on the ground. e.14 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka in the snow inside the Arctic Circle. e.15 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka squadron. e.16 Junkers Ju-88. e.17 Junkers Ju-88 on the ground, view of cockpit. e.18 Armored personnel carrier and gun. e.19 Company portrait. e.20 Heinkel He 115 pontoon planes e.21 Männer des Reicharbeitsdienstes melden sich freiwillig zur Waffen SS. e.22 Adolf Hitler. e.23 Anti-Nazi propaganda: "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" (2 copies).
All of the following are 7x9": e. Group photo w Nazi flag, 9x31/2. e.12 Flamenkurs (flamethrowing corps?). e.13 Flamenkurs Abfahrt, 7/22/43. e.14 Flamenkurs, 7/22/43. e.15 Flamenkurs, 7/22/43. e.16 Verabschiedung, 7/22/43. e.17 Einweihung des wall. Schulungsheimes am 4/4/44. e.18 Flamenlehrgang Vereidung, 6/7/43. e.19 Flamenlehrgang Einweihung, 6/7/43. e.20 Einweihung des wall, 4/28/44. e.21 Einweihung des wall, Schulungsheimes 4/28/44, Huebmershofen, Leon Degrelle, Shonwald. e.22 Einweihungsfeiser des wall. Schulungsheimes, 4/28/44, with Leon DeGrelle. e.23 Einweihungsfeiser des wall, Schulungsheime, 4/28/44.
Maps Maps of Paris (2) Der Rhein Unsere Westgrenze VII Corps Bad Aachen, Wilhelm Siemes pub. Rand McNally War Map (n.d.) (map temporarily located in Archives Map Drawer B1)
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Currency: 20 million Reichsbanknote 1 Rentenmark 100 million mark Reichsbanknote Adler-Liederheft (songbook for Luftwaffe) 1939 Pistole 38 Der Weg Zum Reich Army Talks, "Operation Jackson: Story of Airborne Troops, March 17, 1945 Nochmals Scharf Nachdenken (n.d.) F.A. Kauffmann, Die neue deutsche Malerei, Berlin, 1941 Picture guide in German, n.d. Machine-gun postcard Military passes (3) Wilhelm Hauff, Der Junge Englander in Grunwiesel, (n.d.) Kurt Eggers, Von Der Feindschaft, 1941 Urkunde: Im Namen des Fuhrers Danke Ich: Jay Hawk CIC Mileage Ration Card Notice in German and Polish Notice in French to the civilian population telling them to turn in Allied soldiers on pain of death, June 7, 1944 Wehrmachtsbericht, June 11 & 17, 1944 Die Letzten am Feind (n.d.) Nazi Invitation to Party, 1943 Mein Vaterland Notice in French of Hitler's Funeral Announcement "Der Schullings-Brief, 1943 "Nun, Volk, steh auf und Sturm," Joseph Goebbels, Feb. 18, 1943. E. Ahlswede, "In Gottes Eigenem Land", Berlin, 1942 The Home Sector: A Weekly for the New Civilian, 9/27/19 Workpapers (Kaufmannsgehilfen Brief) for Marianne Strohmeier, issued 3/31/39 (Kaufmannsgehilfen for Marianne Strohmeier) [Diploma for successful completion of assistantship] Letter to Helga (wife?) from soldier, Erich Kriebitzsch, "from the field" (Russian front) 1/28/42 - to be sent on to gas company to thank them for care package and bonus, including description of circumstances at front Ausweis for Hans Buchler, 6/29/38 Invitation and calling card from Oberamtsrichter Biller (n.d.) Grundsatzlicher Befehl: general orders concerning secrecy according to Hitler Short poem in German - "You cannot avoid your destiny"
IV. PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS
A. Periodicals
BOX 2
The American Legion June, 1979 "Footnotes to D-Day: June 6, 1944 Was It The Right Year?", pp.14-15.
New York Herald Tribune Front Page History of the Second World War (Front pages and pictures, Sept. 1, 1939-Aug. 15, 1945), 1946.
Life, Oct. 9, 1944; June 14, 1948; Sept. 13, 1948
Modern Maturity (AARP publication), June-July, 1984, "D-Day: 40 years later" pp.40-48.
Picture Post, Aug. 4, 1945 Vol. 28, No. 5.
Yank-The Army Weekly (British Edition) June 18, 1944 Vol. 3, No. 1 June 25, 1944 Vol. 3, No. 2
(U.S. Edition) Sept. 8, 1944 Vol. 3, No. 12
(Continental Edition) Oct. 8, 1944 Vol. 1, No. 11 (2 copies) Jan. 7, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 24 Jan. 14, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 25 Jan. 21, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 26 March 11, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 33 March 18, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 34 May 20, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 43 June 24, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 48 Oct. 5, 1945 Vol. 4, No. 16
B. Newspapers
OVERSIZE BOX 1
The Stars and Stripes
(NY-London-France Edition) July 6, 1944 Vol. 4, No. 210 July 24, 1944 Vol.4, No. 225 July 26, 1944 Vol. 4, No. 227 Aug. 1, 1944 Vol. 4, No. 232 Aug. 2, 1944 Vol. 4, No. 233
(Continental Edition) Aug. 3, 1944 Vol. 1, No. 27
(NY-London-France) Aug. 16, 1944 Vol. 4, No. 245 Aug. 17, 1944 Vol. 4, No. 246
(NY-London-Paris-Rennes) Sept. 6, 1944 Vol. 1, No. 55 Sept. 11, 1944 Vol. 1, No. 59
(NY-Paris-London) Nov. 22, 1944 Vol. 1, No. 121 Dec. 3, 1944 Vol. 1, No. 129 Dec. 13, 1944 Vol. 1, No. 139 Jan. 6, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 163 Jan. 8, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 165 Jan. 9, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 166 Jan. 10, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 167 Jan. 12, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 169 Jan. 13, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 170 Jan. 17, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 174
(NY-Liege-London) Jan. 20, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 1 Jan. 21, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 2 Jan. 22, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 3
(Liege Edition) Jan. 24, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 5 Feb. 5, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 17 Feb. 12, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 24 Feb. 13, 1945 Vol. 1, No.31 Feb. 19, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 39 Feb. 27, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 41 March 1, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 41 March 4, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 44 March 7, 1945 Vol. 1, No.47 March 10, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 50 March 14, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 54 March 19, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 59 March 20, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 60 April 5, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 76 April 12, 1945 Vol. 1, No.83 April 13, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 84 April 15, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 86 April 16, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 87 April 17, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 88
(Germany Edition) April 18, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 14 April 26, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 22 April 29, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 25 May 2, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 2 May 22, 1945, Vol. 1, No. 48 May 31, 1945, Vol. 1, No. 57 June 3, 1945, Vol. 1, No. 60
The Stars and Stripes Magazine June 3, 1945, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Weekly Edition)
Hessische Post, May 19, 1945 No. 4