Correspondence with Schaeffer, Hans
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Biographical History
Dr Hans Schaeffer (1886-1967) was a Jewish-German civil servant and finance expert. He held several public positions such as Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance, 1929-1932, worked as general director of the Ullstein publishing house, 1932-1933, and was active in various Jewish relief organisations. He emigrated to Sweden in 1936, and became became president of the Council of Jews from Germany in 1957.
See Walk, J., Kurzbiographien zur Geschichte der Juden 1918-1945, Munich et. al., K. G. Saur, 1988, p. 328.
Scope and Content
Correspondence on various subjects including among others: the exchange of materials; the authoring of several articles for the Library’s Bulletin; information on individuals acquainted with Schaeffer associated with the Nazi leadership; Schaeffer's diaries and archival legacy including proposed conditions regarding a donation to The Wiener Library and a permanent loan to the Institut für Zeitgeschichte in Munich. Contained are several shorthand notes, a WL memo, a press cutting, and a postcard.
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People
- Schaeffer, Hans
Subjects
- Refugees
- Libraries and Archives
- Jewish press
- Documents