Correspondence regarding Dokumentenwerk - with Carsten, Francis Ludwig

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/15
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109319
Dates
27 Dec 1957 - 29 Oct 1961
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Beginning in 1954 The Wiener Library and the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich worked jointly on an edition of documents (Dokumentenwerk) regarding the persecution of Jews in the Nazi era. Initiated by the Ministry of Interior (BMI) and funded by the Federal Agency for Homeland Service (BHD) this project was part of larger journalistic endeavors by these two authorities to fight and prevent Antisemitism in West Germany. Due to ongoing problems the Dokumentenwerk was cancelled eventually in May 1963.

Prof. Dr. Francis Ludwig Carsten (1911-1998) was a British historian of Jewish-German origin. In the late 1950s he was employed by The Wiener Library as freelance author for writing and editing works on the planned publication.

Scope and Content

The correspondence documents Carsten’s involvement in the Dokumentenwerk project. Light is thrown on his task of authoring the chapters ‘The failure of the many’ and ‘The proof of the few’ and the suggested amendments to the submitted manuscripts. From 1960 on the letters centre on internal disagreements between Carsten and The Wiener Library caused by the publication’s delay and different views on credits for authorship. Contained are a draft by a solicitor for a letter to Carsten as well as several internal memos.

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Related Units of Description

  • See the numerous correspondences on the Dokumentenwerk project within the Pre-1963 Correspondence series.

People

  • Carsten, F. L. (Francis Ludwig)
  • Carsten, F. L. (Francis Ludwig)
  • Brügel, Johann Wolfgang

Subjects

  • Vergangenheitsbewältigung
  • Publishing
  • Libraries and Archives
  • Jewish history
  • German-Jewish dialogue
  • Antisemitism, defence against

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • England
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