Otto Grüters Collection 1946-1971

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Otto Grüters Collection 1946-1971

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The material is a comprehensive collection of letters written by Otto Grüters, teacher, to his former pupil, the political scientist and author, John H.Herz between 1946-1970. The contents of the letters covers the political situation in Germany, the United States, and the world, with a focus on denazification themes and otherpost-World War II matters in Germany.

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Grüters, Otto

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Otto Grüters was born 1880 and died in 1971. Prior to World War II, Otto and his brother, Fritz, were teachers at the Gymnasium where Herz was one of their pupils. Grüters' family was partially Jewish, but though he and his brother were removed from their teaching positions, they were not deported. Frieda, sister of the Grüters brothers, married the violinist Adolf Busch, and their daughter, Irene, married the pianist Rudolf Serkin. Following the war Grüters became a high official i...

Busch, Adolf, 1891-1952

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German violinist and composer. From the description of Nocturno / für / Saxophon und kleines Orchester / über ein / Negro Spiritual / ("Swing low, sweet Chariot") / Adolf Busch Op. 58a. 26. Juli 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562109 ...

Grüters, Hanna

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Grüters, Hilde

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Busch, Frieda (née Grüters)

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Herz, John H., 1908-2005

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Political scientist. Herz taught political science at several eastern universities. From the description of John H. Herz papers, 1940-1976. (University at Albany). WorldCat record id: 81185143 The Herz and Aschaffenburg families became interrelated through the marriages of two sets of siblings from Cologne. The merchant Hugo Herz was born in Cologne on March 26, 1864 and married Clara Aschaffenburg, born April 1, 1875. Hugo Herz's brother, the judge Karl (someti...

Serkin, Irene Busch

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Grüters, Fritz

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Grüters, Veronika

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Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-1991

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Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991) was a Hungarian-born composer. He studied and performed throughout Europe until 1933, when he and violinist Adolf Busch and family left Germany for Switzerland (Serkin was later to marry Busch's daughter, Irene). In 1939 they emigrated to the United States, where Serkin taught at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and was later (1968-1976) its Director. He and Adolf Busch founded the Marlboro Music School and Festival near Brattleboro, Vermont. Fr...