Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1942-1945.

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Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1942-1945.

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Most of Herzog's letters are written from Trinidad; they include mention of his current work and sometimes political reflections. Several letters in 1944 focus on the struggle of Herzog and his wife to obtain the necessary affidavits to support their emigration to the U.S.; they were being assisted in this endeavor by Charlotte and Wilhelm Dieterle, and urgently entreated the help of Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel. After a lapse in communication, possibly due to Franz Werfel's poor health, it appears that Alma Mahler provided the affidavit; a grateful letter dated 1945 reflects the Herzogs' arrival in New York. Wilhelm Herzog at one point recalls conversations he had with Werfel in Sanary, France. 1 letter of 1942 is Herzog's prospectus for a bilingual political-literary journal to be called Free Europe/Freies Europa. The letter from Alice Herzog is a condolence letter to Alma Mahler upon the death of Franz Werfel. Also included is a clipping of a newspaper article about Wilhelm (William) Herzog from the Guardian, dated 1942, with extensive quotations from him, conveying his views on the rise of Hitler.

9 items (17 leaves).

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Herzog, Alice 1894-

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Herzog, Wilhelm, 1884-1960

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Herzog was a German writer and publicist of Jewish descent who spent the exile years 1941 to 1945 in Trinidad and emigrated to the U.S. in 1945; he later returned to Germany. Alice Herzog was the wife of Wilhelm Herzog. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1942-1945. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863449 ...