Hans Von Briesen correspondence, 1893-1897.

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Hans Von Briesen correspondence, 1893-1897.

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Postcards, letters, and one mounted miniature watercolor painting, mainly addressed to Hans von Briesen between the years 1893 and 1897. During this period von Briesen was attending Columbia College and Harvard College. A few letters are in German, and a handful are addressed to Fritz von Briesen and to a Réné Herzog von Briesen, thought the latter appears to refer to Hans. The bulk of the letters are personal, many from the von Briesen family; the remainder relate to Hans von Briesen's interests, such as the Boston Legal Aid Society and the Pierian Sodality at Harvard, and a few reminders of late coursework and overdue library books. A few letters are from relatives in Germany.

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