Theodore Fred Abel

Theodore Fred Abel
BornNovember 24, 1896
DiedMarch 23, 1988
Alma materPhD Columbia University 1929 MA Columbia University 1925
OccupationSociology Professor
Known forTheodore Abel papers, the largest archive of 1st person accounts of people who joined National Socialist movement in Germany (The Nazi Party)
Notable work“Why Hitler Came To Power” published in 1938
SpouseTheodora Abel

Theodore Fred Abel (November 24, 1896 – March 23, 1988) was an American sociology professor who collected the largest single archive of first person accounts from people who joined Hitler's National Socialist movement. The collection of men's accounts was published in 1938 in a book titled Why Hitler Came to Power. The women's accounts were set aside to publish at a later date. Those accounts were lost and then rediscovered in the archives of the Hoover Institute in Palo Alto, after which three Florida State University professors arranged to have them transcribed, translated and digitized.[1] This collection of first person accounts from Nazis before the start of World War II are called the "Theodore Abel papers."

  1. ^ Maier-Katkin, Daniel; Stoltzfus, Nathan; Warren, Sarah R. (20 April 2020). "Why did women vote for Hitler? Long-forgotten essays hold some answers". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-09-21.