Correspondence with Karl Korsch, 1934-ca.1954.

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Correspondence with Karl Korsch, 1934-ca.1954.

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Chiefly Korsch's correspondence, 1934-1948, with Brecht (17 items) and typed copies of Brecht's writings such as Die Tage der Kommune and Die Proletarische Dialektik. Also includes a photocopy of the Communist Manifesto annotated by Brecht; 3 letters from Helene Weigel to Korsch, 1945; and photo album entitled Die Kriegsbibel. Letters of Brecht (written mostly from Santa Monica, Calif. and Zurich) comment on books that he was reading, on his writing, on German political exiles, views on the Council for a Democratic Germany (N.Y.), and family and other personal matters.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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Council for a Democratic Germany

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The Council for a Democratic Germany originated in a group of anti-Nazi exiles from Germany which had been formed by Thomas Mann in New York on Nov. 4, 1943. Shortly after, Mann left the group. Paul Tillich took over as chairman and the name "Council for a Democratic Germany" was adopted. The group was sponsored by the American Association for a Democratic Germany. Special committees were formed to study problems connected with reconstruction of post- war Germany. The last council meeting took p...

Weigel, Helene

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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956

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Brecht was a German dramatist and poet. Karl Korsch was a Marxist theoretician. From the description of Correspondence with Karl Korsch, 1934-ca.1954. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122556373 From the guide to the Bertolt Brecht correspondence with Karl Korsch, ca. 1934-1954., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Reyersbach was a pediatrician with special training in endocrinology and rheumatic diseases; she came to the U.S. in ...

Korsch, Karl, 1886-1961

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