Prof. Dr. Josef Rudolf Höfer (1896-1976) was a German Catholic priest, theologist, and university scholar. He also served as adviser to the West German Ambassador to the Vatican Holy.
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Correspondence on various subjects including exchange and discussion of materials; recognition of the anti-Nazi credentials of a German bishop; Alfred Rosenberg's Der Mythus des 20. Jahrhunderts; personal account of the Novemberpogrom in Münster (1954) and the search for further related church material; discussion of some current affairs, including the death of Pope Pius XII and anti-Semitic incidents in West Germany (1960). Contained is a catholic brochure.
Correspondence with Höfer, Josef