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"The story of art is integral to the story of the rise of Nazi Germany. Adolf Hitler, an artist himself, was obsessed with art--in particular, the aesthetic of a purified regime, scoured of 'degenerate' influences that characterized Germany during the 1920s and 1930s. When they came to power in 1933, Hitler and Goebbels set their aesthetic vision into motion and removed degenerate art from German life: artists fled the country; museums were purged;...
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Scope and content: A small collection containing publications authored by Merrill Moore concerning topics such as bromide intoxication, alcoholism, psychiatry, poisoning, nervous disorders and mental disease. Most of the medical articles in this collection are reprints from professional journals. Also included are a few essays and a poem entitled, "Ego." A few items concern Moore's service in the Medical Corps during World War II, and describe his...