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Hans Karl Gunther
Papers, 1943-1987

 


Biography

Scope and Content

Restrictions

 Box Summaries

Folder Listing

Biography

Born in Germany, but his father sent him out of the country before WWII. He made it to the untied states by 1941. He got his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1946 and Master's degree in history in 1947, both from Washington University in St. Louis. He taught German at the University of Missouri between 1947 and 1951. He earned his PhD from Stanford University in 1954. In 1965 he became an associate professor at Bloomsburg State College and became a full professor in 1969. Gunther wrote thirteen major articles that were accepted for publication. He suffered from health problems in the late seventies and early eighties. At the age of sixty he took his own life.

Scope and Content 

Dr. Hans Karl Gunther's documents are held in ten boxes. The first box consists of personal and general biographical information. The second box is mostly from his years teaching abroad for the military. The third box holds documents from his career as a professor at Bloomsburg University. Boxes four through six contain his lecture notes on many different subjects. The seventh box has copies of published and unpublished materials he wrote. Box eight contains materials published under his pseudonym, John Phillip Lundin. Box nine has materials from the Institute of Historical Review and box ten has a conservative newsletter and cassettes of lectures.

Restrictions

Access   

    No restrictions exist on access for research intentions.

Copyright

    The researcher must assume full responsibility for obeying all copyright, property and libel laws.

 

Box Summaries

Box 1

Personal Information

            This box contains information on Dr. Gunther's personal life as well as his dissertation. There are a collection of obituaries that appeared in the paper as well as photos. Documents on gambling trips to Las Vegas are also in the section. A bound copy of his dissertation, German-Swedish Relations, 1933-1939: The Background for Swedish Neutrality, is also kept in this collection.  

Box 2

University of Maryland and Abroad Years

            This box has information relating to Dr. Gunther's years teaching at military bases. Essays that are in this section include: The Ancient Sumerians, slum, clearance and Our Gold Balance, What Price Friendship?, Pink Foreign Policy, Yankee Geht Heim Oder: Kampf dem Quatsch!, Freedom of the Offensive, Conservation: The Abrasion of Modern Politics, GIAP's Trap, and My most Unforgettable Character. His employment records may also be found in this section. Dr. Gunther's Military Science 147 and 148 instructors guide is also in the box.  

Box 3

Bloomsburg State College / Bloomsburg University Years

            This box contains information on Dr. Gunther's teaching years at Bloomsburg. There are syllabus' for the following classes: The Modern World, Europe Since 1939, Selected Topics on European Imperialism and the History of Germany. There are also copies of his multiple choice exams as well as a student's essay exam in the box. Also, his sabbatical request to write a military history textbook area included. Dr. Gunther's articles he wrote for the Maroon and Gold also exist in this section

Box 4

Lecture Notes / Auxiliary Material

            Copies of lecture notes from Dr. Gunther's classes are held in this box. Some of the lecture not titles include: Denmark: Medieval, The Revival of Learning in the 14th - 16th Centuries, Turks 1512 - 1566, Dutch 1557, South Eastern Europe 1566 - 1718, Russia 1613 - 1725, Thirty years war: Swedish - French Phase, Early Modern 1560 - 1670, Opium War, France Under the Republic, Soviet Foreign Policy, China and the Great Powers, Revolutions 1846 - 1850, Metternich Era, Europe 1850 - 1914, East Europe, Italy 1945 - present, Great Britain 1945 - present, France 1944 - present, Germany 1945 - present, Christianity, Lutheran Reformation, Counter Reformation, Napoleon I, Prussia, Tudor England, Fascism, and Mussolini

Box 5

Lecture Notes / Auxiliary Material

            Continued material on Dr. Gunther's lecture notes. Lecture titles in this box include: Punic Wars, Hannibal, Battle Strategy Sketches (German), Untitled notes on Greece and Rome, Thirty Years war: Battles, Wars of Louis XIV, Fredrick II, American Independence, and the Mexican War. Along with the lecture notes is a draft of Guerrilla Warfare

Box 6

Lecture Notes / Auxiliary Material

            Continued information on Dr. Gunther's Lecture Notes. Titles for lectures include: India - Background, Decline of Rome, Roman Constitution, Colonial Activity and the Isolation of England, Russian Asia, Imperialism, British Emperor, Africa / Near East, French Colonialism, Critique of Imperialism, Missionaries, Mid-East, Egypt, Civil War, Prohibition, the 1920's, Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Truman and Teddy Roosevelt.  

Box 7

Published Writings

            This box contains copies of Dr. Gunther's published writings. The list of articles and essays that Dr. Gunther had published include: Pacifism and the Atomic Bomb, The High Cost of Meat, Frederick the Great, The Bavarian War of Succession and the American War of Independence, Sieg Ohne Krieg?, Der Stand der Kriegsgesche Panzerdivision, Implications of Vertical Warfare, and Limitations of History. 

Unpublished Writings

            This Section contains Dr. Gunther's unpublished writings. They include some of his poetry, notes and an attempted novel. Poem titles are Chariot of Death and Thou.  

Box 8

Papers re: Julian Press, Inc. with John Philip Lundin (a.k.a. Hans Karl Gunther), 1954 – 1965

            This section has correspondence with Julian Press, Inc. The articles Nein, Sie Vergöttern Sie Night! and The Shadow of Lenore.  

Books

            Two books are contained in this section. They are Ghosts of Vernery By John Philip Lundin and Mothers and Amazons: The First Feminine History of Culture by Helen Kiner; edited and translated by John Philip Lundin

Box 9

Institute for Historical Review

            This box contains information regarding Dr. Gunther's membership to the Institute of Historical Review. The Institute of Historical Review advocates historical revisionism, primarily in regards to the Holocaust. They are currently the world's largest association of Holocaust deniers and Dr. Gunther had a substantial amount of Holocaust denier material. The material in this box includes IHR newsletters and correspondence, and promotional pamphlets. 

Box 10

The Pink Sheet on the Left: America's Authoritative Report on Left Wing Activities

            Dr. Gunther's collection of conservative newsletters.

4 Cassettes of Presentations from the 1983 International Revisionist Conference

            The cassettes are revisionist material and contain Holocaust denial propaganda. The speakers on the cassettes include David Irving, Dr. James J. Martin, Dr. Robert Faurrison, and Dr. Wilhelm Staeglich.

 

Folder Listing

Box 1

Summary of Collection/Obituaries, 1987
Photos
Vacation Memorabilia
     Las Vegas, Nevada
Personal/Correspondence, 1956-1977
Various Papers and Articles, 1947-1953
Bound Dissertation, 1954
Unbound Photocopy of Dissertation: German-Swedish Relations, 1933-39: The Background for Swedish Neutrality, 1954

Box 2

University of Maryland Abroad Years 
    Political Correspondence/ Writings, 1956-1965
    Various Papers, 1956-1965
    Material Related to Teaching Post, 1956-1965
    University of Maryland Military Science 147
    University of Maryland Military Science 148

Box 3

Bloomsburg State College/ Bloomsburg University Years 
    Material Relating to Teaching Post (Syllabi/ Bibliographies et al), 1965-1987
    Material Relating to Teaching Post (Examinations), 1965-1987
    Material Relating to Teaching Post (Correspondence), 1965-1987
    Political Writings/ Materials, 1965-1987
    Various Papers and Articles, 1965-1987

Box 4

Lecture Notes/ Auxiliary Material
    Europe - Medieval, Renaissance, Early Modern
    19th Century to 1914; Soviet Union to 1939; China + Western powers
    WWI to 1939
    Europe - 1945 to Cold War
    Europe - Christianity
    Europe - France
    Europe - Germany (Including Draft of Potential Article by Gunther)
    Europe - Great Britain
    Europe - Italy (Including Fascism and Mussolini)

Box 5

Lecture Notes/ Auxiliary Material
    Military History - Ancient to 1709
    Military History - Ancient to 1712
    Military History - 1700's to W.W.II
    Military History - 1800's (Including American Civil War)
    Military History - Guerrilla Warfare (Probably Draft of a Book)
    Military History - Various Notes

Box 6

Lecture Notes/ Auxiliary Material
    Ancient History
    Imperialism - Great Britain; Russia; Dutch in Indonesia
    Imperialism - France; Great Britain; Russia
    United States to End of the 19th Century
    United States - 20th Century
    History, General 

Box 7

Published Writings 
    Political, 1957-1977
    History. 1955-1971
Unpublished Poetry, Notes, Etc., 1943
Unpublished MS - Book length (Apparently a Novel)

Box 8

Papers re: Julian Press, Inc. with John Philip Lundin (a.k.a. Hans Karl Gunther), 1954-1965
Books:
     Ghosts of Venery by John Philip Lundin (a.k.a. Hans Karl Gunther), 1965
     Mothers and Amazons: The First Feminine History of Culture by Helen Kiner;
               Edited and translated by John Philip Lundin (a.k.a. Hans Karl Gunther), 1965

NOTE: The following two boxes were received from the acquisition section of Andruss Library on 23 November 1992, and entered into the collection on 30 November 1992. It was a part of the original HKG material turned over to the library in 1987:

Box 9

Institute for Historical Review (IHR) Correspondence to Gunther, 1985
IHR Newsletter, 1984-1987
IHR Promotional Material for Members/ Subscribers, 1985-1987
Announcement of Publications from Noontide Press and other Publishers
Pamphlet: Worldwide Growth and Impact of 'Holocaust' Revisionism
The Journal of Historical Review (9 issues), winter 1984 - winter 1986-87

Box 10

The Pink Sheet on the Left: America's Authoritative Report on Left Wing Activities, 1971-1981
4 Cassettes of Presentations from the 1983 International Revisionist Conference
    David Irving: Hungary Revolts Against Communism/ Fear and Ignorance of Modern Historians; The Zionist Boycott, 1983
    Dr. James J. Martin: Dedication of conference to Frances Neilson, 1983
    Dr. Robert Faurrison: Four Years of Proceeding Against France Revisionism, 1983
    Dr. Wilhelm Staeglich: The Auschwitz Myth: A Book and It's Fate in the German Federal Republic, 1983

Box 11: Oversize Folder
Maps of Northern Germany, Numbers [1-107], Published 1913 to 1924

Box 12: Oversize Folder
Maps of Northern Germany, Numbers [117-230], Published 1904 to 1924

NOTE: Collection arrived in the University Archives in no discernible order. Boxes 1-3 are in chronological order. Lecture notes/auxiliary material (Boxes 4-6) are not integrated chronologically because it could not be determined which notes were used in what teaching situation; chances are Dr. Gunther used many of the lecture notes, etc. in both the University of Maryland and Bloomsburg State College/ Bloomsburg University situations. Also some materials from his graduate school days were apparently used in later teaching so they appear in Boxes 4-6 as well. 
          Some of HKG's published writings appear in appropriate chronological boxes (e.g. letters written to campus newspaper while at Bloomsburg) when clearly related to his position at the time. Others appear separately in Boxes 7 and 8.




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