Correspondence, 1934-1958.

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Correspondence, 1934-1958.

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Consists of 46 letters, mainly correspondence between Starck and the German novelist Adele Gerhard and her daughter Melitta Gerhard, as well as some letters from colleagues and publishers. Correspondence (in German) concerns Adele Gerhard's writings, especially Starck's attempts to help her find a publisher for an English edition of her short story, Die Hand Gottes; his attempts to help German born Melitta Gerhard secure a teaching position in an American university during the early 1940s; and other personal matters. Letters from publishers are in English.

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Gerhard, Melitta, 1891-

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Melitta Gerhard was a professor of German literature; she was born in Germany and emigrated to the U.S. with her mother, Adele Gerhard (1868-1956), who was a German novelist. From the description of Correspondence to Adolf Klarmann, 1966. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863343 ...

Starck, Taylor, 1889-1974

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Taylor Starck began teaching at Harvard University in 1920 and assumed the Kuno Francke Professorship of German Art and Culture in 1952. His research interests concerned early medieval Germanic language and literature. From the description of Correspondence, 1934-1958. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390511 From the guide to the Correspondence, 1934-1958., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Starck taught German art and cultur...

Gerhard, Adele, 1868-1956

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Novelist. From the description of Adele Gerhard papers, 1938-1956. (University at Albany). WorldCat record id: 77787810 Gerhard was a German novelist who emigrated to the U.S.; she was also the co-author with Helene Simon of the psychological and sociological study Mutterschaft und geistige Arbeit (1901). Her daughter Melitta Gerhard (b. 1891) was a professor of German literature. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1928, 194...