The Joseph Jastrow Papers, 1883-1942, consist of correspondence, articles, lectures, and radio addresses. The personal correspondence, 1883-1940, consists mostly of letters written by Joseph and Rachel to Henrietta Szold regarding family matters and letters from students about their activities and requests for recommendations. The other correspondence, 1940-1942, regards his proposed book, “The Nazi Mind,” an interpretation of Hitler's insanity.
There are a few articles on psychology and the University of Wisconsin; and the draft of “Hitler: Portraits,” a psychological study of Hitler.
The folder of lectures includes a few advertisements for his lectures and the draft of a lecture on the history of American psychology given at Johns Hopkins University.
The radio addresses are ones on popular psychology given over NBC radio in 1935-36.
