Otto H Ehrlich Collection

The Otto Ehrlich Collection documents the life and professional activities of Otto Ehrlich, economist, lecturer, advertisement artist, and teacher. The collection includes brochures, booklets, clippings, correspondence, financial and immigration documents, minutes, notes, photographs, photo collages and examples of his advertisement work, printed materials and writings.

Documents comprising the collection reflect various aspects of Otto Ehrlich personal and professional life, teaching, research and writings in the fields of economics, and to a lesser extent his involvement with the field of advertisement and music.

Materials most represented in the collection are correspondence, documents, and writings.

Correspondence consists of personal as well as professional correspondence and is found throughout the entire collection.

Personal correspondence consists of Otto Ehrlich’s correspondence with friends and immediate family. There is a large amount of correspondence between Otto Ehrlich and his family during Ehrlich’s military service during WWI. Other military service related materials include army documents and a few books of diaries that Otto Ehrlich kept during his service.

There is a small amount of correspondence with banks and organizations regarding pension, property claims, and compensation from the German and Austrian authorities. In addition to correspondence, other financial materials include bank statements and materials related to Otto Ehrlich’s tax payments.

Correspondence with German and American organizations, Consulates and individuals regarding immigration is supplemented by immigration documents such as Affidavit of Support, passports, and other immigration documents

Professional correspondence includes correspondence with academic institutions such as Brooklyn College, New York University and others, professional organizations, publishers, government institutions, and libraries, while correspondence with individuals includes correspondence with Otto Ehrlich’s colleagues, academicians, and former students.

Other materials dealing with Otto Ehrlich’s professional activities include documents, printed materials and writings.

There is an abundance of his writings covering such topics as economics, agriculture, transportation, advertisement and art (photo collages) and music.

A large amount of the manuscripts collected here represent Otto Ehrlich’s idea of visualizing economic problems with the help of cartoons (comics) for easier dissemination of his ideas among individuals not directly connected with the field of economics.

In addition to correspondence and writings, Otto Ehrlich’s professional activities are well represented by printed materials, which include his reviews and reviews of his work, articles and brochures.

Another portion of the collection consists of documents, such as educational, vital, work related, and legal. Some of the documents deal with other family members.

And finally, there are photographs, personal as well as those used by Otto Ehrlich in his work.