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The Hannah Arendt
Papers at the Library of Congress, in American Memory.
The Hannah Arendt Papers
documents the life and activities of the noted author, educator and political
philosopher. Included in this collection is her correspondence, drafts of books
and articles, lectures and speeches. Much of the material documents her life in
Germany prior to the war, the persecution she faced due to her support of the
Jewish community and her career as a professor once she escaped from Nazi Germany.
This collection also includes the transcripts of Adolf Eichmann’s trial proceedings
which she used for her book "Eichmann in Jerusalem."
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The Great Depression and World War II,
1929-1945
Postwar United States, 1945-early 1970s
Contemporary United States, 1968-Present
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