Correspondence with Callmann, Rudolf
Extent and Medium
11 letters
Creator(s)
- Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany
Biographical History
Dr. Rudolf Callmann (1892-1976) was a US-American legal professional of Jewish-German descent. The World War I veteran had been a member of Centralverein deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens (C.V.). In 1936 he left for the U.S., where he published an influential study on competition law. Since the 1950s Callmann held high positions in several Jewish organisations, including a vice presidency of the Jewish Claims Conference. See Röder, W. and H. Strauss (ed.), Biographisches Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Emigration nach 1933, Vol. 1: Politik, Wirtschaft, öffentliches Leben, Munich, Saur, 1980, p. 107.
Scope and Content
Correspondence regarding Callmann’s support for grant applications The Wiener Library had submitted to the Jewish Claims Conference.
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