Peter Lipman-Wulf Collection

The Peter Lipman-Wulf Collection documents the life and professional activities of Peter Lipman-Wulf, a sculptor and a teacher; it includes correspondence, writings and interviews, printed materials, personal, professional, and financial documents, and drawings.

The bulk of the collection consists of both, personal and professional correspondence and biographical and professional writings with other types of materials constituting a far smaller portion of the collection.

There is an extensive correspondence dealing with restitution, inheritance claims and Peter Lipmann-Wulf's divorce from his second wife, Claire Lipman-Wulf Dietzi that includes correspondence with lawyer W. Leiner, German authorities and Peter Lipman-Wulf’s relatives, who in some cases had a different opinion about the way the inheritance should be divided.

Other personal correspondence includes Lipman-Wulf’s correspondence with his niece Danielle,his daughter Michelle, and his second wife, Claire Lipman-Wulf Dietzi. Correspondence pertaining to Claire Lipman-Wulf Dietzi includes correspondence between Claire and Peter during his imprisonment in Les Milles as well as correspondence between them after Peter Lipman-Wulf left his family and moved to the United States.

Other materials pertaining to Les Milles include correspondence with other authors, printed and biographical materials such as diaries and personal correspondence with his then fiancée Claire Dietzi, drawings that Peter Lipman-Wulf used for writing a book of memoirs entitled Period of internment: letters and drawings from Les Milles 1939-1940.

Additionally, there is poetry, short stories and autobiographical novels, most of which, if not all remain unpublished. Moreover, there is a wealth of memoirs and diaries, going as far back as 1917 when Peter Lipman-Wulf was only 12 years of age.

Furthermore, there are copes of lectures and interviews documenting Peter Lipman-Wulf’s involvement with WEVD Radio Station in New York. During his radio programs Peter Lipman-Wulf dedicated his time to exploring topics such as art history, art movements, artists as individuals, teaching art today, children’s art, and female artists.

Materials dealing with Peter Lipman-Wulf’s activities as an artist include correspondence with art galleries and museums, municipalities, churches, individuals and private collectors, and professional journals and magazines, regarding exhibitions, sales, and donations of art pieces for the common good.

Surprisingly, there is a very small amount of materials pertaining to Peter Lipman-Wulf’s teaching at Adelphi University. These include very limited correspondence, some announcements and lists, and reading lists.

Also included in the collection are biographical materials, large number of lists, invoices, printed materials, and photographs depicting Peter Lipman-Wulf in his professional capacity.