Harry Zohn papers, 1897-2001.

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Harry Zohn papers, 1897-2001.

The collection includes Zohn's correspondence with authors, scholars, publishers, and literary friends, and his collection of research materials. Also included are files of correspondence formerly belonging to Margot Fethke (who arranged lectures for the poet Zenta Maurina), and to Friderike Zweig. Compositions include most of Zohn's work, except some of his translations done for hire, up to ca. 1994. Among this work are books and articles on Karl Kraus, Kurt Tucholsky, and especially Stefan Zweig. Also includes correspondence or other research materials on various authors including Alfred Farau, Nelly Sachs, Frank Zwillinger, and others.

25 boxes and 1 portfolio box (13 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7798709

Houghton Library

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Brandeis University

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Private research university with liberal arts focus; located in Waltham, Mass. From the description of Brandeis University correspondence, 1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 733080419 From the description of Brandeis University records, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 733069438 Collection materials date from 1923-2009, with the bulk of the collection being published during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. These rich resources detail the politics, economics, ...

Fethke, Margot

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Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942

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Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was one of the most prolific and popular European authors in the years before World War II. He wrote plays, poetry, and fiction, but his most popular works were highly fictionalized biographies of well-known historical figures. His central themes were nostalgia and humanism. From the description of Stefan Zweig letter and pamphlet, 1929-1932. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51589995 Austrian writer. From...

Tucholsky, Kurt, 1890-1935

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Author, 1890-1935 From the guide to the Kurt Tucholsky Collection, 1926-1980, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives) ...

Zohn, Harry

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Harry Zohn was Professor of German at Brandeis University and a scholar of Austrian and Jewish literature of the 20th century. From the description of Harry Zohn papers, 1897-2001. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612795719 ...

Mauriņa, Zenta, 1897-1978

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Farau, Alfred, 1904-1972

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Zweig, Friderike Maria Burger Winternitz, 1882-1971

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A native of Vienna, Friderike Zweig (née Burger) was Stefan Zweig's first wife (it was her second marriage); they married in 1920 and divorced in 1938. Friderike emigrated to France in 1938 and to the U.S. in 1940, where she settled at first in New York and later in Stamford, Conn. Dr. Alichanian apparently held a position within an Armenian organization and provided Zweig with other contacts within the Armenian community. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and ...

Kraus, Karl, 1874-1936

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Author. From the description of Die stunde des todes : literary manuscript, 1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455305 Karl Kraus Karl Kraus was born on April 28, 1874 in Gitschin, Bohemia (modern Jičin, Czech Republic), then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The son of Jakob Kraus, a wealthy Jewish papermaker and businessman, and his wife Ernestine Kantor, Karl moved with his family to Vienna in 1877. He began to study law at the University o...

Sachs, Nelly

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Nelly Sachs was born as Leonie Sachs, on December 10, 1891, in the Tiergarten section of Berlin. She grew up as the only child of the manufacturer William Sachs and Margarete Sachs, née Karger, in comfortable circumstances. Her first exposure to German literature was in her father’s library. She received private lessons for several years, until she began attending the private girls’ school Aubert in 1903. Her greatest wish at this point in her life was to become a dancer. ...