Leopold Schwarzschild Collection
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with individuals and organizations, including Clifford Case, Max Eastman, the Emergency Rescue Committee, Bruno Frank, Manfred George, Hermann Kesten, H.R. Knickerbocker, Alfred Knopf, Emil Ludwig, Erika Mann, Klaus Mann, James G. McDonald, Maxwell Perkins, Victor Polzer, Curt Riess, Ernst Rowohlt, Friedrich Sternthal, Max Warburg, Franz Werfel, and Carl Zuckmayer.
Manuscripts of articles, speeches, and radio broadcasts by Schwarzschild; manuscripts and reviews of his books, including World in Trance and The Red Prussian.
The following individuals are mentioned in this collection: Schwarzschild, Leopold; Case, Clifford; Eastman, Max; Frank, Bruno; George, Manfred; Kesten, Hermann; Knopf, Alfred; Knickerbocker, H.R.; Ludwig, Emil; Mann, Erika; Mann, Klaus; Marcuse, Ludwig; McDonald, James G.; Perkins, Maxwell; Polgar, Alfred; Polzer, Victor; Riess, Curt; Rowohlt, Ernst; Sternthal, Friedrich; Warburg, Max; Werfel, Franz; Zuckmayer, Carl.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1955
Creator
- Schwarzschild, Leopold, 1891-1950 (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in German and English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Collection is microfilmed, use MF 571 (9 reels).
Access Information
Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the "Request" button.
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
Born in Frankfurt am Main on December 8, 1891, Leopold Schwarzschild was a journalist, economist, and editor of Das Tagebuch, 1923-1933. He emigrated to France in 1933, where he played an active role in emigré politics, editing Das Neue Tagebuch, 1933-1939. Schwarzschild emigrated to the United States in 1940 and died in Santa Margherita, Italy, on October 2, 1950.
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
Correspondence with individuals and organizations, including Clifford Case, Max Eastman, the Emergency Rescue Committee, Bruno Frank, Manfred George, Hermann Kesten, H.R. Knickerbocker, Alfred Knopf, Emil Ludwig, Erika Mann, Klaus Mann, James G. McDonald, Maxwell Perkins, Victor Polzer, Curt Riess, Ernst Rowohlt, Friedrich Sternthal, Max Warburg, Franz Werfel, and Carl Zuckmayer.
Manuscripts of articles, speeches, and radio broadcasts by Schwarzschild; manuscripts and reviews of his books, including World in Trance and The Red Prussian.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 4 series plus oversized material.
- Series I: Correspondence, undated, 1940-1950
- Series II: Personal Material, undated, 1941
- Series III: Manuscripts, undated, 1942-1955
- Subseries A: "Der rote Preusse", undated, 1948-1955
- Subseries B: "Gog and Magog", undated
- Subseries C: Fragments, 1949
- Subseries D: Notebooks, 1949
- Subseries E: "World in Trance", undated
- Subseries F: "Primer of the Coming World", undated, 1942-1945
- Series IV: Articles and Speeches, undated, 1942-1947
- Oversized Material, 1942-1945
Microfilm
Collection is available on 9 reels of microfilm (MF 571).
- Reel 1: 1/1 - 2/9
- Reel 2: 2/10 - 3/4
- Reel 3: 3/5 - 5/2
- Reel 4: 5/3 - 7/1
- Reel 5: 7/2 - 8/2
- Reel 6: 8/3 - 9/3
- Reel 7: 9/4 - 10/12
- Reel 8: 10/13 - 11/5
- Reel 9: 12/1 - 12/11
Separated Material
Photographs removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
Subject
- Emergency Rescue Committee (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Leopold Schwarzschild Collection, 1940-1955 AR 7043 / MF 571
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- 2010-04-15 : encoding of linking to digital objects from finding aid was changed from <extref> to <dao> through dao_conv.xsl
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
