292:
383:
431:
418:
556:, “told an uncomplimentary story of archival lethargy or neglect in about three quarters of the states of the Union." At that time, Posner's research showed that twelve states did not have any official archivists and that nine of those had no formalized system for the management of permanent government records. In the years following the publication of the book many states began to follow the archival standards proposed by Posner.
28:
442:, began to establish a program for archivists in the United States. For a period of two years, beginning in 1939, Posner and Buck taught a class entitled "The History and Administration of Archives." Most of the students in the class were staff members of the National Archives. This included five archivists who would one day become presidents of the
489:
Posner also held various positions at
American University. They included acting as the chairman of the History Department (1947 - 1961), director of the School of Social Sciences and Public Affairs (1947 - 1961), and dean of the Graduate School (1955 - 1957). One of his responsibilities as Graduate
501:
Posner took great pride in one of the courses that he offered during summers entitled "The
Institute on the Preservation and Administration of Archives". According to his own words, "t became the prototype of many such courses now being offered in various parts of the country and has helped to
465:
In 1943 Posner gave a famous lecture (later published as "Public
Records under Military Occupation") which was among the first calls for plans to administer captured German records. In November 1944, Posner prepared a report on the German archival profession, including biographical sketches and
567:. In the introduction to the work, he argues that " archivists must feel a need to explore the origins of their profession, to understand the circumstances and forces that have determined its evolution, and, with such understanding, to anticipate and-prepare for the future".
1194:
485:
for attempting to make the bombing of the
National Archive easier by switching the records boxes from steel into cardboard. However, on February 16, 1944, Buck appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Independent Agencies and defended Posner.
819:"Posner's translation of a letter of Albert Brackmann, 21 January 1937, included in a vita attached to a letter of Solon J. Buck to Ernst Posner, 19 September 1939, Solon J. Buck Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Box 18: "Ph-Po."
315:. Posner had to take leave of his various positions and in 1937 he and his wife, Kathe, decided to emigrate to the United States. Posner traveled to the United States for two months in the spring of 1938. With the help of friends,
308:, the Director-General of the Privy State Archives, wrote a letter of recommendation vouching for Posner's archival abilities and popularity. Brackmann did this as a way to vouch for Posner under the early years of
837:
Letter of Solon J. Buck to Joseph M. Gray, 22 December 1938, Buck Papers, Box 5: "American
University, 1936-40"; personal history statement of Ernst Posner, n.d., folder #98: "Employment USA," Posner Papers.
1174:
272:
archivist. At the
Archive he helped alter the arrangement and description for all government records that were newly retired. He also rearranged older archival material dating back to the
688:
for an "outstanding essay dealing with some facet of archival administration, history, theory, and/or methodology that was published during the preceding year in The
American Archivist."
1184:
677:
gave him an award of distinction. The organization said that he was " responsible, more than any other person, for the development of the archival profession in this country".
291:
1189:
382:
883:
674:
1164:
340:
268:
Posner began his professional career working for the
Prussian State Privy Archive in 1921. He first began with a proto-archivist position and then became a
402:
for four months where he was able to present a lecture entitled "Archival
Administration in the United States." Soon after, the American Consul General in
285:
126:
where he served as the history department chairman, dean of the graduate school, and director of the School of Social
Science and Public Affairs at
135:
1098:
1075:
864:
332:
471:
574:
and practice, he was sometimes called "the Dean of American archivists." From 1955 - 1956 Posner served as the 11th president of the
774:
631:
347:
1938 lecture on the topic of German archival administration. However, the National Archives was reticent to offer employment to an
395:
376:
390:
After six weeks, through the help of his wife and a German officer, he was released. In 1939 American University offered him a
681:
575:
519:
459:
443:
481:
Posner’s German heritage was questioned by many when he applied for citizenship in 1943. For example, Posner was accused by
482:
475:
167:
967:
1179:
281:
198:
667:
343:, Posner began to position himself within the world of archives in America. At the National Archives he delivered the
221:
217:
968:"The State of State Records: A Status Report on State Archives and Records Management Programs in the United States"
1169:
491:
194:
948:
Philip C. Brooks, "The Archival Contributions of Ernst Posner," Indian Archives 18, no. 2 (July–December 1968): 3
846:
H. G. Jones, "Archival Training in American Universities, 1938—1968," American Archivist 31 (April 1968): 135-54.
828:
Letter of Ernst Posner to Eugene and Polly Anderson, 25 May 1938, folder #81, vol. 2: "Emigration," Posner Papers
767:
The struggle for the files : the Western allies and the return of German archives after the Second World War
542:
692:
932:
857:
The Struggle for the Files: The Western Allies and the Return of German Archives After the Second World War
622:
546:
360:
229:
644:
563:. Posner sought to record the history of archival administration beginning, as few did before him, the
438:
Posner spent the next twenty-two years working at American University. Posner, carrying on the dream of
406:
provided the Posners with visas. As his wife was still in Berlin they both made their way separately to
348:
273:
364:
1159:
1154:
663:
615:
537:
531:
328:
209:
171:
902:
467:
320:
127:
525:
277:
1102:
513:
470:
manuals relating to German and Italian record-keeping practices and served as an advisor for the
352:
257:
248:. In 1918 he was mustered out of the army. He was awarded both the first and second class of the
225:
430:
1067:
A Past Renewed: A Catalog of German-Speaking Refugee Historians in the United States After 1933
1071:
1065:
860:
780:
770:
747:
648:
627:
166:. His uncle, Max Posner, who died ten years before Ernst was born, was an archivist with the
803:
739:
455:
447:
324:
305:
27:
1124:
807:
730:
Ross, Rodney (October 1981). "Ernst Posner: The Bridge Between the Old World and the New".
367:
looking for any type of employment. Since he was not successful, he eventually returned to
571:
564:
504:
417:
356:
316:
1014:
743:
1039:
495:
474:
on German documents. These documents were eventually used as evidence at many crucial
312:
1148:
451:
439:
411:
372:
336:
119:
466:
estimates of political views, for 72 leading German archivists. He wrote numerous
309:
159:
123:
252:. After the war Posner returned to the University of Berlin where he received his
344:
213:
190:
183:
151:
957:
H. G. Jones, “The Pink Elephant Revisited,” American Archivist (Fall 1980): 476
276:. Eventually he became an administrator charged with the responsibility of the
269:
256:
in February 1920. Later that year he passed the exams necessary to teach in a
249:
237:
175:
131:
784:
751:
508:
and to impart professional know how to those working in the archives field."
582:
403:
253:
187:
115:
1195:
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
391:
205:
769:(1st English ed.). Washington, D.C.: German Historical Institute.
610:
368:
179:
163:
111:
56:
581:
In 1972, Posner and his wife returned to Europe where they settled in
407:
399:
245:
241:
233:
147:
52:
197:
history as providing him with the basic knowledge he would need for
541:, and other periodicals. He also essayed articles on archives for
236:
on November 1914. After receiving treatment, he returned, now as a
656:
559:
One of Posner's most famous books, published in 1972, is entitled
429:
416:
381:
290:
652:
155:
490:
School dean was counseling prospective students. This included
286:
Institute for Archival Science and Advanced Historical Studies
511:
From 1940 - 1967 he published and reviewed articles in the
284:. He published numerous articles and often lectured at the
798:"Dudeney, Henry Ernest, (10 April 1857–24 April 1930)",
462:
in 1941, Posner took control of the influential course.
1175:
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States
454:, Elizabeth Edwards (later Elizabeth Hamer Kegan), and
1125:"Bundesarchiv Internet - Home Bundesarchiv - Website"
626:. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1972.
606:. Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press, 1964
162:
heritage. His father, Dr. Carl Posner, was a famous
611:
Archives & the public interest: selected essays
95:
87:
79:
63:
34:
18:
186:. He attributed a class that he took with German
1101:. Society of American Archivists. Archived from
675:American Association for State and Local History
280:. Concurrently, he was heavily involved in the
472:United States Army's Department Records Branch
1185:Fellows of the Society of American Archivists
1015:"Presidents | Society of American Archivists"
8:
570:For his role in the development of American
494:when she was considering working towards an
394:in archival administration. Still needing a
1070:. Cambridge University Press. p. 249.
598:Drei Vorträge zum Archivwesen der Gegenwart
130:. Additionally, he was a frequent archival
1190:Sachsenhausen concentration camp survivors
26:
15:
933:"NATIONAL ARCHIVES ORAL HISTORY PROJECT"
884:"Archivist Ernest Posner Dies at Age 87"
802:, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01,
705:
1003:. Harvard University Press. p. 1.
146:Posner was born on August 9, 1892, in
110:(9 August 1892 – 18 April 1980) was a
1040:"Posner, Ernst - Deutsche Biographie"
926:
924:
922:
333:American Council of Learned Societies
7:
1165:German Army personnel of World War I
877:
875:
873:
808:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u208805
725:
723:
721:
719:
717:
715:
713:
711:
709:
224:fronts. He fought in the battles of
882:Pearson, Richard (April 24, 1980).
744:10.17723/aarc.44.4.r702n30500165p83
434:The United States National Archives
375:, he was arrested and sent to the
240:, to the front and fought in both
14:
691:The Ernst Posner building at the
458:. When Buck was appointed as the
414:without any of their belongings.
695:in Berlin is named after Posner.
662:In 1967, Posner was awarded the
377:Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
204:Having previously served in the
600:. Stockholm: Alb. Bonnier, 1940
208:during peace-time, he rejoined
986:College and Research Libraries
859:. Cambridge University Press.
682:Society of American Archivists
643:From 1957 - 1958 Posner was a
576:Society of American Archivists
460:Archivist of the United States
444:Society of American Archivists
1:
1099:"Fellows' Ernst Posner Award"
1001:Archives in the Ancient World
623:Archives in the ancient world
561:Archives in the Ancient World
295:Prussian Privy State Archives
168:Prussian Privy State Archives
101:Archives in the Ancient World
91:"Dean of American Archivists"
282:Prussian Academy of Sciences
1064:Epstein, Catherine (1993).
668:Federal Republic of Germany
426:Career in the United States
1211:
1044:www.deutsche-biographie.de
901:jessiekratz (2014-10-13).
855:Eckert, Astrid M. (2012).
765:Eckert, Astrid M. (2012).
520:American Historical Review
492:Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
398:, the Posners ended up in
371:. In November 1938, after
351:. Posner then traveled to
867:. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
25:
693:German National Archives
483:Senator Kenneth McKellar
142:Early life and education
136:United States government
604:American state archives
554:American State Archives
288:of the Privy Archives.
108:Ernst Maximilian Posner
39:Ernst Maximilian Posner
1038:Biographie, Deutsche.
999:Posner, Ernst (1972).
732:The American Archivist
684:has been awarding the
547:Encyclopedia Americana
543:Collier's Encyclopedia
435:
422:
387:
361:Rockefeller Foundation
296:
170:. Posner attended the
150:to a wealthy Prussian
988:: 529. November 1965.
589:Selected publications
433:
420:
385:
294:
664:Great Cross of Merit
616:Public Affairs Press
552:Posner's 1964 work,
450:, Oliver W. Holmes,
329:Waldo Gifford Leland
232:. He was wounded in
210:Imperial German Army
172:University of Berlin
83:Archivist; Historian
1180:American archivists
1129:www.bundesarchiv.de
1105:on 26 December 2013
1019:www2.archivists.org
903:"The Posner Affair"
421:American University
321:American University
201:later in his life.
128:American University
686:Ernst Posner Prize
514:American Archivist
436:
423:
388:
297:
1170:German archivists
1077:978-0-521-44063-9
907:Pieces of History
865:978-0-521-88018-3
649:Fulbright Grantee
645:Guggenheim Fellow
476:war crimes trials
341:National Archives
274:Prussian monarchy
264:Career in Germany
174:where he studied
105:
104:
1202:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1121:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1095:
1089:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1061:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1011:
1005:
1004:
996:
990:
989:
984:"Book Reviews".
981:
975:
974:
972:
964:
958:
955:
949:
946:
940:
939:
937:
928:
917:
916:
914:
913:
898:
892:
891:
879:
868:
853:
847:
844:
838:
835:
829:
826:
820:
817:
811:
810:
795:
789:
788:
762:
756:
755:
727:
680:Since 1983, the
448:Philip C. Brooks
365:Oberlander Trust
317:Eugene Andersons
306:Albert Brackmann
199:American history
118:who fled to the
98:
70:
48:
46:
30:
16:
1210:
1209:
1205:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1199:
1145:
1144:
1143:
1142:
1133:
1131:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1108:
1106:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1049:
1047:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1023:
1021:
1013:
1012:
1008:
998:
997:
993:
983:
982:
978:
970:
966:
965:
961:
956:
952:
947:
943:
935:
931:Posner, Ernst.
930:
929:
920:
911:
909:
900:
899:
895:
888:Washington Post
881:
880:
871:
854:
850:
845:
841:
836:
832:
827:
823:
818:
814:
797:
796:
792:
777:
764:
763:
759:
729:
728:
707:
702:
640:
591:
572:archival theory
538:Indian Archives
505:esprit de corps
428:
302:
300:Leaving Germany
266:
154:family of both
144:
96:
75:
72:
68:
59:
50:
44:
42:
41:
40:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1208:
1206:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1147:
1146:
1141:
1140:
1116:
1090:
1076:
1056:
1030:
1006:
991:
976:
959:
950:
941:
918:
893:
869:
848:
839:
830:
821:
812:
790:
775:
757:
738:(4): 304–312.
704:
703:
701:
698:
697:
696:
689:
678:
671:
660:
639:
636:
635:
634:
619:
607:
601:
590:
587:
468:War Department
427:
424:
386:Dr. Solon Buck
313:Nuremberg Laws
301:
298:
265:
262:
230:Masurian Lakes
195:Constitutional
143:
140:
103:
102:
99:
93:
92:
89:
88:Known for
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
73:
71:(aged 87)
67:April 18, 1980
65:
61:
60:
51:
49:August 9, 1892
38:
36:
32:
31:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1207:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1130:
1126:
1120:
1117:
1104:
1100:
1094:
1091:
1079:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1060:
1057:
1045:
1041:
1034:
1031:
1020:
1016:
1010:
1007:
1002:
995:
992:
987:
980:
977:
969:
963:
960:
954:
951:
945:
942:
934:
927:
925:
923:
919:
908:
904:
897:
894:
889:
885:
878:
876:
874:
870:
866:
862:
858:
852:
849:
843:
840:
834:
831:
825:
822:
816:
813:
809:
805:
801:
794:
791:
786:
782:
778:
776:9780521880183
772:
768:
761:
758:
753:
749:
745:
741:
737:
733:
726:
724:
722:
720:
718:
716:
714:
712:
710:
706:
699:
694:
690:
687:
683:
679:
676:
673:In 1968, the
672:
669:
665:
661:
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
641:
637:
633:
632:9780674044630
629:
625:
624:
620:
617:
614:(Washington:
613:
612:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
595:
594:
588:
586:
584:
579:
577:
573:
568:
566:
565:ancient world
562:
557:
555:
550:
548:
544:
540:
539:
534:
533:
528:
527:
522:
521:
516:
515:
509:
507:
506:
499:
497:
493:
487:
484:
479:
477:
473:
469:
463:
461:
457:
456:Herbert Angel
453:
449:
445:
441:
440:Solon J. Buck
432:
425:
419:
415:
413:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
384:
380:
378:
374:
373:Kristallnacht
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
337:Solon J. Buck
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
311:
307:
299:
293:
289:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
263:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
202:
200:
196:
192:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
141:
139:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
120:United States
117:
113:
109:
100:
94:
90:
86:
82:
80:Occupation(s)
78:
66:
62:
58:
54:
37:
33:
29:
24:
17:
1132:. Retrieved
1128:
1119:
1107:. Retrieved
1103:the original
1093:
1081:. Retrieved
1066:
1059:
1048:. Retrieved
1043:
1033:
1022:. Retrieved
1018:
1009:
1000:
994:
985:
979:
962:
953:
944:
910:. Retrieved
906:
896:
887:
856:
851:
842:
833:
824:
815:
799:
793:
766:
760:
735:
731:
685:
621:
609:
603:
597:
592:
580:
569:
560:
558:
553:
551:
536:
530:
526:Der Archivar
524:
518:
512:
510:
503:
502:create some
500:
498:in history.
488:
480:
464:
452:Philip Hamer
437:
410:and then to
389:
303:
278:Hausreferent
267:
216:on both the
203:
145:
124:World War II
107:
106:
97:Notable work
69:(1980-04-18)
20:Ernst Posner
1160:1980 deaths
1155:1892 births
1109:27 December
1046:(in German)
800:Who Was Who
585:, Germany.
392:lectureship
345:Good Friday
214:World War I
191:Otto Hintze
1149:Categories
1134:2019-04-23
1050:2019-04-10
1024:2019-04-10
912:2019-04-10
700:References
363:, and the
325:Washington
270:journeymen
250:Iron Cross
238:lieutenant
226:Tannenberg
176:philosophy
132:consultant
45:1892-08-09
785:757931212
752:0360-9081
583:Wiesbaden
404:Stockholm
258:gymnasium
254:doctorate
188:historian
184:languages
164:urologist
160:Christian
116:archivist
593:Source:
545:and the
532:Archivum
412:New York
310:Hitler's
304:In 1937
228:and the
206:military
193:on U.S.
152:Lutheran
112:Prussian
1083:30 July
666:of the
618:, 1967)
369:Germany
353:Harvard
339:of the
331:of the
222:Western
218:Eastern
212:during
180:history
134:to the
122:during
74:Germany
57:Germany
1074:
863:
783:
773:
750:
638:Honors
630:
408:London
400:Sweden
359:, the
246:France
242:Russia
234:Poland
182:, and
156:Jewish
148:Berlin
114:state
53:Berlin
971:(PDF)
936:(PDF)
657:Italy
349:alien
1111:2013
1085:2013
1072:ISBN
861:ISBN
781:OCLC
771:ISBN
748:ISSN
653:Rome
647:and
628:ISBN
496:M.A.
396:visa
357:Yale
244:and
220:and
158:and
64:Died
35:Born
804:doi
740:doi
651:in
323:in
319:of
1151::
1127:.
1042:.
1017:.
921:^
905:.
886:.
872:^
779:.
746:.
736:44
734:.
708:^
655:,
578:.
549:.
535:,
529:,
523:,
517:,
478:.
446::
379:.
355:,
335:,
327:,
260:.
178:,
138:.
55:,
1137:.
1113:.
1087:.
1053:.
1027:.
973:.
938:.
915:.
890:.
806::
787:.
754:.
742::
670:.
659:.
47:)
43:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
