The love letters, school papers and dramatic works of college-age Joseph Goebbels reveal a romantic young man beginning to show signs of anti-Semitism and egotistical and controlling behavior, according to a Connecticut auction house selling the pre-war writings of Adolf Hitler’s propaganda chief.
Alexander Historical Auctions plans to sell the collection on Thursday in Stamford, Connecticut, saying it may prove invaluable in providing historical and psychological insights.
“It sums up the formative years of the number two man in the Third Reich, who was responsible for motivating the masses in Germany to back Hitler,” Bill Panagopulos, the company’s president, said. “In my opinion, it shows how this rather simple, shy and love-struck college student really just became radicalized.”
The thousands of pages include Goebbels’ college dissertation, report cards, dozens of poems, school essays and letters from family members, friends and girlfriends.
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