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Holding Institution: Wiener Holocaust Library

  1. Correspondence with Liebeschütz, Hans

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    The long-term correspondence covers various topics including: remarks on archival material in Hamburg (1952); the contriibution of Liebeschtütz to a Festschrift for Leo Baeck as well as problems with receiving a sufficient number of copies after its publication (1954); the writing of a review for the Library’s Bulletin (1956); the consignment of two eyewitness accounts of Alice Bloemendahl for the Library’s eyewitness testimony project (1957); giving advice on a third person’s dissertation (1958); and a public talk at The Wiener Library (1959).

  2. Correspondence with Foerder, Ludwig

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    The friendly but professional correspondence between Foerder and Alfred Wiener centres on the exchange of various information and information material including an eyewitness account by Foerder (1954) on a Pogrom in Breslau that would later be merged into The Wiener Library’s eyewitness testimony project. A recurring subject of the correspondence is the late Paul Nathan and the dealing with his person in Israel. Among the handwritten and typewritten letters are three press cuttings with obituaries as well as two transcripts of one of them.

  3. Correspondence with Wilhelm, Kurt

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    Following a visit of The Wiener Library the correspondence centres on the exchange of published and unpublished material, Wilhelm’s support of securing funding for the Library, and his assistance with some Library issues related with Sweden. The latter includes for instance a request for help in finding an interviewer for The Wiener Library’s eyewitness testimony project. Contained is a copy of a review of a Leo Baeck Yearbook authored by Wilhelm.

  4. Correspondence with Centralverein Deutscher Staatsbürger Jüdischer Glaubens (C.V.)

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    The correspondence centres on two major subjects. One concerns The Wiener Library’s claim for the recently detected library of the C.V. (1947-1952) and includes background information on the library’s confiscation by the Nazis, its rediscovery on Czechoslovakian soil after the Second World War, and individuals and body’s involved in the process of negotiating its future ownership. Besides, a meeting of former members in London on occasion of the 60th anniversary of the C.V. is arranged.Triggered by a research enquiry on anti-Nazi resistance in Berlin from 1933-45, a second major subject con...

  5. Correspondence regarding Dokumentenwerk - with Hellmann, Henry

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    Containing mostly memos, status reports, and minutes of recurring work meetings the correspondence documents Hellmann’s research activities for the Dokumentenwerkproject. This includes information about source materials, work progress, and results. The latter were discussed within The Wiener Library as well as with the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ).

  6. Aleksander Dyzenhaus collection

  7. Berta Wallis née Matzer collection

    Postcard from Jolan Nagy Wallis and delivery dockets to Jolan Nagy Wallis in Lodz 

  8. Dresner family collection

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  9. Thomas Cook and Son Ltd: Storage record book

    This storage record book of Thomas Cook's Lisbon depot, is thought to be significant because it apparently contains the names of many Jews who left possessions during the years 1942-1943, much of which remained unclaimed, and was presumably disposed of by Thomas Cook staff in due course. The following notes were supplied by the depositor, who was (in 1977-1978) the Thomas Cook General Manager for Europe and who retrieved the volume from the Lisbon office of Thomas Cook

  10. Hubert Fritz and Liesette Nassau: Personal papers

    This collection documents the lives of Hubert Fritz and Liesette Nassau, an Austrian Jewish couple who emigrated to England in 1939. Contains correspondence relating to their efforts to emigrate and start a new life in England, gaining new qualifications and work as well as Hubert Nassau's indemnification claim and interest in sports.

  11. Frank Saalfeld: Family papers

  12. Mira Hamermesh family papers

  13. Wilhelm Pollak: personal papers

    This collection consists of the personal papers of Wilhelm Pollak, a Jewish refugee from Vienna who was forced to emigrate in 1939 after his release from Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.Personal papers including correspondence and diary entries (including summarised translations) concerning Pollak's imprisonment, arrangements for his emigration to England and his stay at various internment camps. Also included are photocopies of inventories of Phillip and Friederike Pollak's property in Vienna.

  14. George Jacob Rosney: Copy war time correspondence

    War time correspondence between George J Rosney, who enlisted with the British Liberation Army, and his relatives.Includes correspondence between George J Rosney stationed with 3rd Regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery and his uncle Ludwig Mayer and cousin Hans Mayer in London (1944-1945) (1663/1-2); details of his search for his parents after the end of the war who were murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp and diary of a visit to Terezin (Theresienstadt) concentration camp where his parents were taken before being transported to Auschwitz (1945) (1663/3); correspondence by George Rosne...

  15. Julius Essinger: letters of internment in France

    Readers need to book  a reading room terminal to access this digital contentThis collection contains Julius Essinger's correspondence (including translations) sent to his family whilst he was interned at Camp de Noe and Camp de Vernet d'Ariege in occupied France in 1942/1943. He was later deported to Auschwitz concentration camp where he perished.Correspondence in which Essinger writes about the conditions in the camps and the scarcity of food; his gratitude for clothing, food and money sent by relatives; the fate of other inmates; family matters; his fear of deportation; and hopes to ...

  16. Correspondence with Cohn, Ernst Joseph

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    The correspondence documents the long-term and professional relation between the correspondents. It centres on the exchange of information material, work and restitution related enquiries on events or individuals related to the Nazi era, the discussion of current affairs, especially on politics and antisemitism in West Germany, and the publication of several articles by E. J. Cohn in the Library’s Bulletin.Beside letters, the correspondence contains the transcript of a newspaper article as well the transcript of a speech given by German politician Franz Böhm on a radio show. Both concern th...

  17. Peter Hartman collection

    The contents of this archive document 3 narratives all of which relate to the same extended family. The first deals with Peter Hartman the main protagonist who came to England shortly before the invasion of his homeland, Czechoslovakia, by the Nazis in March 1938. There is general correspondence documenting his life and activities (1951/2) and family correspondence mainly between him and his parents during the early part of the war, prior to the latter's deportation and murder by the Nazis (1951/1). In addition there are scanned photographs of family members (1951/7) and official documentat...

  18. Wilfrid Israel Papers

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This microfilm collection of Wilfrid Israel's papers consists of copies of original essays, memoranda, private papers etc covering such subjects as the Weimar Republic, the rise of national Socialism, German Communist and Socialist parties and trade unions, the Jewish refugee problem. Also a fairly comprehensive collection of the 'Political Group Papers' (1941-1943) from the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Committee on Reconstruction. The papers in this collection relate to his activities a...

  19. Charles Singer: Correspondence re victimisation of academics in Nazi Germany

    This microfilm collection of correspondence documents the concerns of the distinguished academic, Charles Singer and colleagues, in relation to the restrictions on academic freedom in Nazi Germany and in particular the discrimination against non-aryan professors during the Heidelberg University Jubilee celebrations, 1935.

  20. Adler family: official personal documents

    Collection of official personal documents, correspondence and press cuttings of members of the Adler family who emigrated to the UK in 1936. Includes certificates of birth and death, speeches, work references, certificates of naturalisation, passports, marriage certificates, declaration of acquisition of British nationality and school reports of Bruno and Meta Adler (1664/1), Erich and Ursula Adler (1664/2), Moritz Israel and Elise Mecklenburg (1664/3), and Feist and Betty Landau (1664/4).