Hugo Ball Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 7129

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of Hugo Ball’s correspondence with Ferdinand Schohl, review of Emmy Hennings' biography of Hugo Ball, and a musical score composed by Hugo Ball.

Dates

Creation: 1903-1914

Language of Materials

The collection is in German.

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers.

Access Information

Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.

Use Restrictions

There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:

Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011

email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org

Biographical Note

Hugo Ball , actor, author, and one of the leaders of the Dada Movement, was born in 1886 in Pirmasens, Germany.

He studied sociology and philosophy at the Universities of Munich and Heidelberg before moving to Berlin to study acting. He collaborated with many actors and directors, including Max Reinhardt.

After the beginning of World War I, Hugo Ball moved to Zurich, Switzerland, where he became one of the leaders of the Dada movement.

His involvement with the Dada movement lasted for about two years.

In 1920 Hugo Ball got deeply interested in Catholicism and settled in the canton of Ticino, where he led a very religious and austere life.

He died in 1927

Extent

2 Folders

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of Hugo Ball’s correspondence with Ferdinand Schohl, review of Emmy Hennings' biography of Hugo Ball, and a musical score composed by Hugo Ball.