Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1941-1945.

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Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1941-1945.

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Most of the items concern the immigration of Hanna and Herbert Fuchs-Robetin from England to the U.S. In addition, Rieser forwarded to Werfel correspondence that mainly concerned Rieser's attempt to obtain, on behalf of the estate of Rudolf Werfel, a reckoning from Firth about the transactions Firth had carried out in connection with Rudolf Werfel's company in Prague. For related correspondence about the immigration of the Fuchs-Robetins, see under: Korner, John; and Rosenblatt, William.

7 items (11 leaves).

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Rieser, S.

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Dr. S. Rieser was an attorney with offices in New York City and Zurich; he was possibly the father of Ferdinand Rieser, the husband of Werfel's sister Marianne. Fuchs-Robetin was the husband of Werfel's sister Hanna. Firth (referred to also as Fürth) was the recipient of a letter from Rieser, care of the Esspi Glove Coroporation in New York City; apparently he had been charged by Werfel's father, Rudolf Werfel, with business and legal matters pertaining to the family company, Werfel & Böhm...

Fuchs-Robetin, Herbert

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Firth, Erich H.

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Esspi Glove Corporation.

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Spellman, Francis, 1889-1967

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Prominent prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Appointed Archbishop of New York in 1939 and the College of Cardinals in 1946. From the description of Letters, 1946-1967. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 53982752 Spellman was at this time the Catholic archbishop of New York. Werfel and Spellman appear to have had a relationship of mutual respect and admiration. Werfel sought Spellman's responses to his novels Embezzled Heaven and The Song of...