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Rudolf Breitscheid Papers 1910-1939 (1949)1910-1939 Rudolf Breitscheid Papers 1910-1939 (1949)1910-1939 International Institute of Social History Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands hdl:10622/ARCH00113 © IISH Amsterdam 2020 Rudolf Breitscheid Papers 1910-1939 (1949)1910-1939 Table of contents Rudolf Breitscheid Papers................................................................................................................. 3 Context............................................................................................................................................... 3 Content and Structure........................................................................................................................3 Access and Use.................................................................................................................................4 Allied Material.....................................................................................................................................4 INVENTAR........................................................................................................................................ 4 Korrespondenz..............................................................................................................................4 Briefe von und an Rudolf Breitscheid..................................................................................4 Briefe von Dritten an Dritte..................................................................................................5 Manuskripte von Rudolf Breitscheid............................................................................................ 6 Artikel, Aufsätze, Berichte............................................................................................................ 6 Von Rudolf Breitscheid........................................................................................................ 6 Von Dritten........................................................................................................................... 6 Dokumente betr. den Parlamentarischen Untersuchungsausschuss zum Ersten Weltkrieg........7 1. Unterausschuss............................................................................................................... 7 2. Unterausschuss............................................................................................................... 7 Korrespondenz.......................................................................................................... 7 Akten betr. die Friedensmöglichkeiten im Sommer und Herbst 1917.......................8 3. Unterausschuss............................................................................................................. 12 4. Unterausschuss............................................................................................................. 12 12. Ausschuss....................................................................................................................12 Einzelne Materialien...........................................................................................................12 Dossiers...................................................................................................................................... 12 Deutsche Reichsregierung.................................................................................................12 Reparationen...................................................................................................................... 13 Versailler Friedensvertrag.................................................................................................. 13 Allgemein.................................................................................................................14 Korrespondenz......................................................................................... 14 Abkommen und Resolutionen..................................................................14 Deutsche Friedensdelegation................................................................................. 14 Korrespondenz......................................................................................... 14 Interalliierte Konferenz............................................................................. 14 Interalliierte Militär-Kontrollkommission...................................................................14 Korrespondenz......................................................................................... 14 Diplomatische Noten................................................................................ 15 Interalliierter Überwachungsausschuss für das Landheer......................................15 Korrespondenz......................................................................................... 15 Interalliierte Luftfahrt-Überwachungskommission................................................... 15 Handel/Ökonomie...............................................................................................................16 Korrespondenz........................................................................................................ 16 Erklärungen, Gutachten und Beiträge.................................................................... 16 Presse................................................................................................................................ 16 Englisches Parlament........................................................................................................ 17 Enteignungsverfahren betr. die Baronin Helene von Mecklenburg....................................17 Die "Erbschaft Thiéry"........................................................................................................17 Übrige Dokumente......................................................................................................................17 International Institute of Social History 2 Rudolf Breitscheid Papers 1910-1939 (1949)1910-1939 Rudolf Breitscheid Papers Collection ID ARCH00113 Creator Breitscheid, Rudolf Period 1910-1939 (1949)1910-1939 Period (bulk) 1910-1939 Extent 0.51 m. Language list German Language of Material German Context Biographical Note Breitscheid, Rudolf; born in Cologne 1874, died in Buchenwald 1944; journalist, politician; studied economy in Munich and Marburg; editor of liberal journals in Hamburg and Hannover; one of the founders of the left-liberal Demokratische Vereinigung 1908; member of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) 1912; joined the Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (USPD) because of his antiwar views in 1917; prominent parliamentary spokesman for the right wing of the USPD; moved rapidly through the ranks of the reunited SPD; one of the leading SPD-parliamentarians and spokesman on foreign politics from 1925; emigrated in 1933; actively opposed fascism after 1933; contributed to several Western European periodicals; worked with the Rassemblement Universel pour la Paix in 1935-1936; sent to concentration camp in 1942. Acquisition The IISH acquired the library of Breitscheid in 1936 with financial support of the Centrale Arbeiders-Verzekerings- en Deposito-Bank (the Centrale), see Annual Report 1936 (p. 16); his archive might have been part of this acquisition, but more specific information is lacking. Content and Structure Content Some correspondence, for the most part between others 1912-1933, 1949; manuscripts of `Über deutsche Verfassungsgeschichte' n.d., `Innenpolitische Betrachtungen' [1924] and of his speech `Rechtsblockregierung und Aussenpolitik' delivered in the Reichstag 1928; manuscripts by others 1918, 1921 and n.d.; documents of the parliamentary committee of inquiry into the German foreign policy and the different peace efforts during the First World War 1919, 1921-1924 and n.d.; files on various subjects including the execution of the Treaty of Versailles 1920-1921, the German reparations 1921-1923, 1930 and n.d., and the position of the press 1922; printed material for the most part consisting of proceedings, reports, memoranda and clippings 1914-1939. Processing Information Inventory made by Guus van der Ham in 1976, edited by Johannes Beermann in 2010, revised for purposes of digitization by Eva van Oene in 2015. Subjects International Institute of Social History 3 Rudolf Breitscheid Papers 1910-1939 (1949)1910-1939 Geographic Names Germany Persons Breitscheid, Rudolf Themes Socialist and social democrat parties/Socialist International Fascism and Nazism/ Fascist and Nazist movements and parties/Anti-fascist movements Material Type Archival material Access and Use Access Not restricted Restrictions on Use For reasons of preservation, only digital images of the documents are available for use. Preferred Citation Rudolf Breitscheid Papers , inventory number ..., International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam Allied Material Alternative Form Complete Papers digitized as part of the Centrale Project 2012-2016. INVENTAR Korrespondenz Briefe von und an Rudolf Breitscheid 1 Auswärtiges Amt Berlin (Valleta) an Rudolf Breitscheid, betr. Finanzen. 1930. 1 Brief NB. Ohne die im Brief erwähnten Beil. 2 Bildungsausschuss der organisierten Arbeiterschaft Luckenwalde ( Sailer (?)) an Rudolf Breitscheid , betr. Vortragsreihe über deutsche Geschichte. 1914. 1 Brief International Institute of Social History 4 Rudolf Breitscheid Papers 1910-1939 (1949)1910-1939 3 Rudolf Breitscheid an Léon Blum, betr. Angelegenheit Ullstein-Bernhard. 1930. 1 Brief 4 Rudolf Breitscheid
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