F01_P05: Nazi Party membership
1936 May 8, Pages 8 and 9 - Membership book belonging to Karl Rometsch of the Nazi Party.
Red book with tan paper and printed text and outline in German using red and black ink. Cursive handwriting in German using purple and black ink is present. At the right side, a black-and-white photo depicts Karl Rometsch standing. He is wearing a dark buttoned shirt and has a short haircut. Images of the archive accidentally crops the full depiction of the item. The foundation is promptly working to update the scans.
Name/Title
F01_P05: Nazi Party membershipEntry/Object ID
2007.1.5Scope and Content
1936 May 8, membership book belonging to Karl Rometsch of the Nazi Party.Context
Following Adolf Hitler’s assumption of power, millions of Germans enrolled in the Nazi Party, usually to obtain jobs or to assure themselves of favored treatment. The upsurge in party membership, in turn, strengthened the Nazis’ grip on the government. Karl Rometsch joined the Nazi Party on May 1, 1933. This was his second membership book, which was issued in Munich May 8, 1936, and recorded his participation until January 1943. Canceled 1½-reichsmark and 2-reichsmark stamps serve as receipts for monthly dues at the left, and 30-pfennig stamps, as receipts for extra assessments (ostensibly voluntary charitable contributions), at the right. Payments for the year 1936 are displayed on this page.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Booklet
Philatelic Material