Helmut Hirsch collection11.MWalB02140
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Brandeis University 415 South St. Waltham, MA URL: https://findingaids.brandeis.edu/ Helmut Hirsch collection11.MWalB02140
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Summary Information ...... 3 Scope and Contents ...... 3 Administrative Information ...... 4 Related Materials ...... 4 Controlled Access Headings ...... 5 Other Descriptive Information ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 5 Correspondence ...... 5 Helmut Hirsch Correspondence ...... 5 Catherine Hirsch Correspondence ...... 9 Family and Other Correspondence ...... 18 Creative Work by Helmut Hirsch ...... 27 Sketches ...... 27 Poems ...... 31 Short Stories and Plays ...... 33 Creative work by or about Helmut Hirsch ...... 34 Notebooks and Scrapbooks ...... 36 Media and Critical Work about Helmut Hirsch ...... 37 School Records ...... 41 Death Sentence and Citizenship Documents and Correspondence ...... 42 Photographs ...... 47 Books ...... 48 ...... 48 1930-1992 ...... 49
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Summary Information
Repository: Brandeis University Creator: Helmut Hirsch, 1916-1937 Title: Helmut Hirsch collection ID: 11.MWalB02140 Date [inclusive]: 1916-1997 Date [bulk]: 1930-1937 Date: Date acquired: 1997 Physical Description: 5.00 Linear Feet Physical Description: 9 manuscript boxes, 1 oversized roll of sketches, 1 film reel other_unmapped Language of the English Material: Abstract: Arranged in seven series: 1. Correspondence, 1933-1997; 2. Creative Work by Helmut Hirsch, 1924-1994; 3. Media and Critical Work about Helmut Hirsch, 1937-1997; 4. School Records, 1916-1937; 5. Death Sentence and Citizenship Records, 1935-1937; 6. Photographs, 1921-1936; Books, 1928-1984. For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence by Helmut Hirsch and members of the Hirsch family; short stories, poems, sketches, and other creative work by Hirsch; scholarly and popular media materials describing Hirsch's life; government and legal documents regarding Hirsch's death sentence and attempt to be recognized as an American citizen; scrapbooks, diaries, and photographs made and compiled by Hirsch and his family; and books written about Hirsch. Many of the German-language materials in the collection have been translated into English by Katherine Hirsch (Hirsch's sister). For clarity's sake, several variants of Ms. Hirsch's name (Catherine Hirsch, Catherine Sugarman, Katherine Sugarman, Katie Hirsch, etc.) have been changed to "Katherine Hirsch" unless the alternative sobriquets appear in the original document title.
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Administrative Information
Publication Statement Brandeis University
415 South St. Waltham, MA URL: https://findingaids.brandeis.edu/
Conditions Governing Access Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University. Please contact the department for more information.
Conditions Governing Use Requests to reproduce or publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
Source of Acquisition Donated by Katherine Sugarman (nee Hirsch) in 1997.
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Related Materials
Related Materials A religious journal by Rabbi David Hirsh, great grandfather of Helmut Hirsch, is also available in the University Archives & Special Collections department.[Call number: Rare PostMs BM755 .H465]
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Controlled Access Headings
• Hirsch, Helmut, 1916-1937 • Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 • Anti-Nazi movement • National socialism • Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 • Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 • Germany -- History • Strasser, Otto, 1897-1974 • Koebel, Eberhard, 1907-1955
Other Descriptive Information
Addenda to this collection may not be listed in the finding aid, but may be available for research use. Please contact us for more information.
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Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1933-1997 Date: 1933-1997 Scope and Contents
Contains letters, postcards, and telegrams written to and by Helmut Hirsch, Katherine Hirsch, and the Hirsch family. Most of the correspondence is in German.
Helmut Hirsch Correspondence, 1933-1937 Date: 1933-1937 Scope and Contents
Contains letters and postcards written by and to Helmut Hirsch
Title/Description Instances Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Hirsch, Kate, Schonberg, August Box 1 Folder 1 28, 1933
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Date: August 28, 1933 Physical Description: 1 Letters 11 pages
Postcard, from Hirsch, Helmut to Hirsch, Kate, Poland, August Box 1 folder 2 21, 1934 Date: August 21, 1934
Postcard, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Stuttgart, April 10, Box 1 Folder 3 1934 Date: April 10, 1934
Postcard, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Radolfszell, April 13, Box 1 Folder 4 1934 Date: April 13, 1934
Postcard, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Slovakia, August 2, Box 1 Folder 5 1934 Date: August 2, 1934
Postcard, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Prague, August 3, Box 1 folder 6 1934 Date: August 3, 1934
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Czechoslovakia, August Box 1 Folder 7 6, 1934 Date: August 6, 1934 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut, to Parents, Bacuch, CZ, August 13, Box 1 Folder 8 1934 Date: August 13, 1934 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Postcard, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Hranovica, CZ, Box 1 folder 9 August 17, 1934 Date: August 17, 1934
Postcard, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents , Prague, August 21, Box 1 folder 10 1934 Date: August 21, 1934
Postcard, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Winterberg, Czech Box 1 folder 11 Land , August 30, 1934 Date: August 30, 1934
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Tusk, Prague, April 21, 1936 Box 1 folder 12 Date: April 21, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard, Box 1 folder 13 Prague, May 1, 1936
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Date: May 1, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard, Box 1 Folder 14 Prague, May 13, 1936 Date: May 13, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, January 1, 1937 Box 1 Folder 15 Date: January 1, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Berlin-Plotzensee, Box 1 Folder 16 March 20, 1937 Date: March 20, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Berlin-Plotzensee, April Box 1 Folder 17 10, 1937 Date: April 10, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Berlin-Plotzensee, May Box 1 Folder 18 3, 1937 Date: May 3, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Berlin-Plotzensee, May Box 1 Folder 19 22, 1937 Date: May 22, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Parents, Berlin-Plotzensee, June Box 1 Folder 20 3, 1937 Date: June 3, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 4 pages, photocopies
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, Box 1 folder 21 Loughton, Essex, December 7, 1935 Date: December 7, 1935 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, Box 1 Folder 22 Loughton, Essex, October 5, 1935 Date: October 5, 1935 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, Box 1 Folder 23 October 30, 1935 - Page 7- Helmut Hirsch collection11.MWalB02140
Date: October 30, 1935 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, Box 1 Folder 24 Loughton, Essex, October 12, 1935 Date: October 12, 1935 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Seidel, Hans to Hirsch, Helmut, Bruton, October Box 1 Folder 25 21, 1935 Date: October 21, 1935 Physical Description: 1 Letters 3 pages
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, Box 1 Folder 26 January 21, 1936 Date: January 21, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, Box 1 Folder 27 February 15, 1936 Date: February 15, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, Box 1 Folder 28 Loughton, Essex, February 28, 1936 Date: February 28, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, Box 1 Folder 29 April 26, 1936 Date: April 26, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Tusk alias Koebel, Ehrhard to Hirsch, Helmut, May Box 1 folder 30 17, 1936 Date: May 17, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Seidel, Hans to Hirsch, Helmut, Burton, undated Box 1 folder 31 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Letters 4 pages
Letter, from Seidel, Hans to Hirsch, Helmut, undated Box 1 Folder 32 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut, to Schnipp, photocopy, December Box 1 Folder 33 10, 1936
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Date: December 10, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from unknown to Hirsch, Helmut, photocopy, undated Box 1 folder 34 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Postcard, from unknown to Hirsch, Helmut, photocopy, October Box 1 Folder 35 5, 1936 Date: October 5, 1936
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents and Hirsch, Box 1 folder 36 Katherine, photocopied translation, March 20, 1937 Date: March 20, 1937
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents, photocopy, June 3, Box 1 Folder 37 1937 Date: June 3, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 3 pages
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents and Hirsch, Box 1 Folder 38 Katherine, photocopy, May 3, 1937 Date: May 3, 1937 Physical Description: 38 Letters 3 pages
Letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents and Hirsch, Box 1 Folder 39 Katherine, photocopy, May 22, 1937 Date: May 22, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 4 pages
Catherine Hirsch Correspondence, 1937-1997 Date: 1937-1997 Scope and Contents
Contains letters, postcards and telegrams written to and by Catherine Hirsch
Title/Description Instances Letter, from Ackerman, Walter to Hirsch, Catherine, Los Box 1 Folder 40 Angeles, January 12, 1968 Date: January 12, 1968 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Behrmann, Gunter to Hirsch, Catherine, New York, Box 1 Folder 41 January 9, 1966 Date: January 9, 1966
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Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Behrmann, Gunter to Hirsch, Catherine, New York, Box 1 Folder 42 February 14, 1966 Date: February 14, 1966 Physical Description: 1 Letters 3 pages
Letter, from Behrmann, Gunther to Hirsch, Catherine, Boston, Box 1 Folder 43 October 16, 1966 Date: October 16, 1966 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Behrmann, Gunther to Hirsch, Catherine, Freiburg, Box 1 Folder 44 February 15, 1967 Date: February 15, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Behrmann, Gunther to Hirsch, Catherine, Freiburg, Box 1 folder 45 January 4, 1967 Date: January 4, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Behrmann, Gunther to Hirsch, Catherine, Freiburg, Box 1 Folder 46 April 17, 1967 Date: April 17, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Postcard, from Behrmann, Gunther to Hirsch, Catherine, Box 1 Folder 47 Pfingsten, April 27, 1967 Date: April 27, 1967
Letter, from Behrmann, Gunther to Hirsch, Catherine, Tubingen, Box 1 Folder 48 December 12, 1967 Date: December 12, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 4 pages
Letter, from Beer, Dr. to Hirsch, Catherine, Prague, December Box 1 Folder 49 29, 1936 Date: December 29, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Caspari, Dr. to Hirsch, Catherine, Prague, April 30, Box 1 Folder 50 1937 Date: April 30, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Caspari, Dr to Hirsch, Catherine, May 5, 1937 Box 1 Folder 51 Date: May 5, 1937
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Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Caspari, Dr. to Hirsch, Catherine, Prague, June 4, Box 1 Folder 52 1937 Date: June 4, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Esh, Shaul to Hirsch, Catherine, New York, August Box 1 Folder 53 13, 1967 Date: August 13, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Esh, Shaul to Hirsch, Catherine, Jerusalem, Box 1 Folder 54 September 14, 1967 Date: September 14, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from German Information Center to Hirsch, Catherine, Box 1 Folder 55 New York, April 15, 1971 Date: April 15, 1971 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from German Information Center to Hirsch, Catherine Box 1 Folder 56 (Sugarman), New York, September 16, 1971 Date: September 16, 1971 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Grunow, H. (Beer, Friedrich) to Hirsch, Catherine, Box 1 Folder 57 Prague, December 29, 1936 Date: December 29, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hoffman, Peter to Hirsch, Catherine, New York, Box 1 folder 58 October 23, 1968 Date: October 23, 1968 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hoffman, Peter to Hirsch, Catherine, Cedar Falls, Box 1 Folder 59 November 8, 1968 Date: November 8, 1968 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hoffman, Peter to Hirsch, Catherine, New York, Box 1 Folder 60 May 10, 1969 Date: May 10, 1969 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hoffman, Peter to Hirsch, Catherine, New York, Box 1 Folder 61 September 27, 1969
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Date: September 27, 1969 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Haug, Helmut to Hirsch, Catherine, Stuttgart, April Box 1 folder 62 4, 1948 Date: April 4, 1948 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Institute of Contemporary History to Hirsch, Box 1 Folder 63 Catherine, London, England, September 19, 1971 Date: September 19, 1971 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Postcard, from Bolzano? to Hirsch, Catherine, August 10, 1937 Box 1 folder 64 Date: August 10, 1937
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Katz, Otmar, Munich, West Box 1 folder 65 Germany, March 10-11, 1965 Date: March 10-11, 1965 Physical Description: 1 Letters 3 pages
Greeting card, from Harvey, Karen to Hirsch, Catherine, Box 1 Folder 66 undated Date: undated
Letter, from Laqueur, Walter to Hirsch, Catherine, Westport, Box 1 Folder 67 CT, March 18, 1965 Date: March 18, 1965 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Laqueur, Walter to Hirsch, Catherine, Waltham, Box 1 Folder 68 MA, May 22, 1967 Date: May 22, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Laqueur, Walter to Hirsch, Catherine, London, Box 1 folder 69 England, undated Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Laqueur, Walter to Hirsch, Catherine, London, Box 1 Folder 70 undated Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Letters 3 pages
Letter, from Lisa to Hirsch, Catherine, June 19, 1937 Box 1 Folder 71 Date: June 19, 1937
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condolence letter
Letter, from Ludwig, Sonja to Hirsch, Catherine, Prague, June 4, Box 1 Folder 72 1937 Date: June 4, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Mann, Thomas to Hirsch, Catherine, Pacific Box 1 Folder 73 Palisades, California, April 21, 1947 Date: April 21, 1947 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Nielsen, Frederich, Prague, Box 1 folder 74 June 14, 1937 Date: June 14, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Schary, Dore to Hirsch, Catherine, New York, Box 1 folder 75 September 29, 1967 Date: September 29, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Seidel, Hans to Hirsch, Catherine, Bad Ingelfingen, Box 1 Folder 76 August 21, 1949 Date: August 21, 1949 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Postcard, from Stanley, H. to Hirsch, Catherine, Stuttgart, June Box 1 folder 77 25, 1937 Date: June 25, 1937 Scope and Contents
condolence
Letter, from Stern, Martha to Hirsch, Catherine, New York, July Box 1 Folder 78 25, 1939 Date: July 25, 1939 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Vally to Hirsch, Catherine, Prague, June 5, 1937 Box 1 Folder 79 Date: June 5, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
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condolence letter
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Ackerman, Walter, Los Box 1 folder 80 Angeles, January 4, 1968 Date: January 4, 1968 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Behrmann, Gunter, February Box 1 folder 81 22, 1966 Date: February 22, 1966 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Behrmann, Gunther, New Box 1 folder 82 York, February 12, 1967 Date: February 12, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Behrmann, Gunther, New Box 1 Folder 83 York, April 23, 1967 Date: April 23, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Behrmann, Gunther, Freiburg, Box 1 Folder 84 April 28, 1967 Date: April 28, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Behrmann, Gunther, Box 1 folder 85 September 18, 1967 Date: September 18, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Behrmann, Gunther, New Box 1 folder 86 York, undated Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Behrmann, Gunther, New Box 1 Folder 87 York, undated Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Caspari, Dr., Prague, March Box 1 Folder 88 27, 1937 Date: March 27, 1937
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Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Esh, Shaul, Jerusalem, August Box 1 Folder 89 18, 1967 Date: August 18, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Laqueur, Walter, London, Box 1 Folder 90 England, September 10, 1971 Date: September 10, 1971 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to German Information Center, Box 1 folder 91 New York, March 8, 1972 Date: March 8, 1972 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Hoffman, Peter, Cedar Falls, Box 1 folder 92 November 1, 1968 Date: November 1, 1968 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Hoffman, Peter, New York, Box 1 folder 93 May 14, 1969 Date: May 14, 1969 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Hoffman, Peter, Cedar Falls, Box 1 Folder 94 September 3, 1969 Date: September 3, 1969 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Laqueur, Walter, New York, Box 1 Folder 95 November 4, 1962 Date: November 4, 1962 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages Scope and Contents
includes article, "At the End a Swastika'' from "The New Times Book Review"
Scope and Contents
The letter in folder 96 was intially included with this letter, to be forwarded to Walter Laqueur.
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Laqueur, Walter, Westport, Box 1 folder 96 CT, November 4, 1962 Date: November 4, 1962
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Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages Scope and Contents
This letter was originally included with the letter in folder 95; to be forwarded to Walter Laqueur by his publisher.
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Laqueur, Walter, Westport, Box 1 Folder 97 CT, January 10, 1963 Date: January 10, 1963 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Laqueur, Walter, Westport, Box 1 Folder 98 CT, April 7, 1963 Date: April 7, 1963 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Laqueur, Walter, Westport, Box 1 Folder 99 CT, March 14, 1965 Date: March 14, 1965 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Laqueur, Walter, New York, Box 1 Folder 100 November 7, 1967 Date: November 7, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to German Information Center, Box 1 Folder 101 New York, September 10, 1971 Date: September 10, 1971 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Nielsen, Friedrich, Prague, Box 1 Folder 102 September 11, 1937 Date: September 11, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 3 pages Scope and Contents
[German]
Letter, from Nils-Henning von Hugo to unknown ("Sehr geehrte Box 1 folder 103 Herren"), Munich, West Germany, June 16, 1969 Date: June 16, 1969 Physical Description: 1 Letters 5 pages
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Scope and Contents
includes an article, "Attentatversuche 1933-1942"
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Schary, Dore, New York, Box 1 folder 104 September 19, 1967 Date: September 19, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Seidel, Hans, Westport, CT, Box 1 Folder 105 October 26, 1962 Date: October 26, 1962 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Shirer, William, Torrington, Box 1 Folder 106 CT, January 4, 1968 Date: January 4, 1968 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Hirsch, Catherine to Voggenreiter Verlag, Postafch, Box 1 Folder 107 Germany, February 12, 1967 Date: February 12, 1967 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Möller, Jurgen Martin to Hirsch, Catherine, July 1, Box 1 Folder 108 1997 Date: July 1, 1997 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine and Serling, Rod, box Box 9 September-December 1963 Date: September-December 1963
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine and Haydn, Hiram box Box 9 of Atheneum Publishers, September 1962-January 1963 Date: September 1962-January 1963
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine and Aicher-Scholl, box Box 9 Inge, October 1962-April 1963 Date: October 1962-April 1963
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine and various box Box 9 publishing companies and other authors about her memoir manuscript, January 1962-December 1963 Date: January 1962-December 1963
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Correspondence with Simon and Schuster, Inc., Pyramid Books, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., National Guardian, George Braziller, Inc.
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine and Paetel, Karl box Box 9 Otto, November 1962-February 24, 1963 Date: November 1962-February 24, 1963
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine, Bundesarchiv, and box Box 9 the Foreign Service of the United States of America , August- December 1962 Date: August-December 1962
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine, Drabek, Jaroslav, box Box 9 and Cerych, Vera, March-April 1963 Date: March-April 1963
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine and Wulf, Joseph, box Box 9 December 1965 Date: December 1965
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine; Drabek, Jarolsav; box Box 9 Lautenbach, Herbert; Foreign Service of the United States of America; Central Office for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes; Berlin Document Center; Bundesarchiv , October-December 1962 Date: October-December 1962
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine and Shirer, William, box Box 9 January 1962-October 1967 Date: January 1962-October 1967
Correspondence between Hirsch, Catherine and various editors, box Box 9 publishers, and authors concerning her memoir manuscript; various other correspondence, 1936-1962 Date: 1936-1962
Family and Other Correspondence, 1936-1997 Date: 1936-1997 Scope and Contents
Contains letters, postcards and telegrams written by and to the Hirsch family. Most of these documents are condolence letters and notes following Hirsch's death. This sub-series also contains letters between researchers after Hirsch's death.
Title/Description Instances Letter, from Ackerman, Walter to Shirer, William, Los Angeles, Box 1 Folder 109 December 19, 1967 Date: December 19, 1967
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Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from unknown to Katz, Ottmar, Munich, West Germany, Box 1 Folder 110 February 25, 1965 Date: February 25, 1965 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Arustein, Nelly to Frau Hirsch, Champese, July 23, Box 1 folder 111 1937 Date: July 23, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Beviker, Vienna, June 5, 1937 Box 1 folder 112 Date: June 5, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Bloch, Emma, Hollywood, June 7, 1937 Box 1 Folder 113 Date: June 7, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Daza, Zurich, June 7, 1937 Box 1 Folder 114 Date: June 7, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Drabek, Jaroslav, November 12, 1937 Box 1 Folder 115 Date: November 12, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Postcard, from Elazer, May 9, 1937 Box 1 folder 116 Date: May 9, 1937
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Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 postcard
Letter, from Elazer, Stuttgart, June 8, 1937 Box 1 folder 117 Date: June 8, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 postcard Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Elazer to Hirsch, Martha, June 14, 1937 Box 1 folder 118 Date: June 14, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Fraenkl, Victor, Zurich, August 14, 1937 Box 1 Folder 119 Date: August 14, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Grete, Eme, Schveningen, June 8, 1937 Box 1 folder 120 Date: June 8, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Herden, M, to Hirsch family, Prague, June 4, 1937 Box 1 folder 121 Date: June 4, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Folders 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Henden, Ame to Hirsch family, Kongsberg, June 5, Box 1 Folder 122 1937 Date: June 5, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 3 pages Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Postcard, from unknown to Hirsch, Fritz, Prague, undated Box 1 folder 123 Date: undated
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Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 postcard
Letter, from Hirsch, Otto, Prague, June 5, 1937 Box 2 Folder 1 Date: June 5, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Jitka, Pisek, June 17, 1937 Box 2 folder 2 Date: June 17, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Klara, Stuttgart, January 10, 1938 Box 2 folder 3 Date: January 10, 1938 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Postcard, from Koebel, Gabriele to Frau Hirsch, Loughton, Box 2 folder 4 Essex, June 6, 1937 Date: June 6, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 postcard
Letter, from Kronberger, Arthur and Paula, Prague, June 14, Box 2 Folder 5 1937 Date: June 14, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Lampl, Otto to Frau Hirsch, Prague, June 8, 1937 Box 2 Folder 6 Date: June 8, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Liebitzky, Hans, Prague, June 5, 1937 Box 2 folder 7 Date: June 5, 1937
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Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Martha and Hugo, Stuttgart, June 7, 1937 Box 2 Folder 8 Date: June 7, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Nielsen, F.W., Prague, June 5, 1937 Box 2 Folder 9 Date: June 5, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Oppenheimer, H., Chicago, June 9, 1937 Box 2 Folder 10 Date: June 9, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Postcard, from Rath, Anna, August 1, 1937 Box 2 Folder 11 Date: August 1, 1937 Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Telegram, from Richter, Leopold, June 5, 1937 Box 2 Folder 12 Date: June 5, 1937 Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Rowlins, Winifred, Bexhill on Sea, June 6, 1937 Box 2 Folder 13 Date: June 6, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 3 pages Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Postcard, from Rudolf, Abbazia, July 30, 1937 - Page 22- Helmut Hirsch collection11.MWalB02140
Date: July 30, 1937 Box 2 folder 14
Postcard, from Rudolf, Abbazia, July 21, 1937 Box 2 Folder 15 Date: July 21, 1937
Letter, from Sander, Emil, Stuttgart, 1937? Box 2 folder 16 Date: 1937? Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Sander, Emil, Stuttgart, June 24, 1937 Box 2 Folder 17 Date: June 24, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
Letter, from Sander, Emil, Stuttgart?, January 3, 1938 Box 2 folder 18 Date: January 3, 1938 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Schleizer, Elsa, Stuttgart, June 4, 1937 Box 2 Folder 19 Date: June 4, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Schloss, Bertha, Stuttgart, June 6, 1937 Box 2 Folder 20 Date: June 6, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 postcard Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Stella, Hollywood, CA, June 4, 1937 Box 2 Folder 21 Date: June 4, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Sylvia, Zurich, June 16, 1937 Box 2 Folder 22 Date: June 16, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page
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Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Tilly, Irene, April 8, 1937 Box 2 folder 23 Date: April 8, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from unknown, March 24, 1937 Box 2 folder 24 Date: March 24, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from unknown, Kongsberg, June 4, 1937 Box 2 folder 25 Date: June 4, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from unknown, Stuttgart, June 7, 1937 Box 2 folder 26 Date: June 7, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Telegram, from unknown, June 4, 1937 Box 2 Folder 27 Date: June 4, 1937 Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from unknown, Prague, June 7, 1937 Box 2 folder 28 Date: June 7, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
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Date: June 11, 1937 Box 2 folder 29 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Postcard, from unknown, June 15, 1937 Box 2 Folder 30 Date: June 15, 1937 Scope and Contents
condolence
Postcard, from unknown, June 16, 1937 Box 2 Folder 31 Date: June 16, 1937 Scope and Contents
condolence
Letter, from unknown, Stuttgart, June 16, 1937 Box 2 Folder 32 Date: June 16, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter [German]
Postcard, from unknown, June 22, 1937 Box 2 folder 33 Date: June 22, 1937 Scope and Contents
condolence
Letter, from unknown, Munich, August 15, 1937 Box 2 Folder 34 Date: August 15, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Postcard, from unknown, Heidenberg, August 25, 1937 Box 2 Folder 35 Date: August 25, 1937 Scope and Contents
condolence
Letter, from unknown, Kandersteg, August 16, 1937
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Date: August 16, 1937 Box 2 Folder 36 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Wagler, I., June 7, 1937 Box 2 folder 37 Date: June 7, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Wagner, R.F., Prague, June 4, 1937 Box 2 folder 38 Date: June 4, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Walter, July 4, 1937 Box 2 Folder 39 Date: July 4, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Wyler, F.S., Zurich, undated Box 2 folder 40 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Letters 1 page Scope and Contents
condolence letter
Letter, from Petrova, Vally to unknown, February 20, 1937 Box 2 Folder 41 Date: February 20, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Letters 2 pages
Letter, from Dohnal, Meir L. to Mörike, Klaus D., June 24, 1997 Box 2 Folder 42 Date: June 24, 1997
Letter, from Mörike, Klaus D. to Dohnal, Meir L., November 7, Box 2 folder 43 1996
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Date: November 7, 1996
Letter, from Dohnal, Meir L. to Mörike, Klaus D., September Box 2 folder 44 19, 1996 Date: September 19, 1996
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Creative Work by Helmut Hirsch, 1924-1994 Date: 1924-1994 Scope and Contents
Contains short stories, sketches, notebooks, and poems created by Helmut Hirsch, as well as creative works dedicated to or written about Helmut Hirsch.
Sketches, 1924-circa 1937 Date: 1924-circa 1937 Scope and Contents
Contains sketches drawn by Helmut Hirsch
Title/Description Instances 9 sketches, 1924-1926 Box 2 Folder 45 Date: 1924-1926
1 sketch, 1927-1928 Box 2 Folder 46 Date: 1927-1928
7 sketches, 1928 Box 2 Folder 47 Date: 1928
1 sketch, 1928 Box 2 Folder 48 Date: 1928
Sketches, 1 booklet, 1928 Box 2 folder 49 Date: 1928 Scope and Contents
"Lustige, Durstige Episoden." Stories written by 12-year- old Helmut Hirsch for the 50th birthday of his father
7 sketches, 1929 Box 2 Folder 50 Date: 1929
1 sketch, 1929 Box 2 Folder 51
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Date: 1929
1 sketch, 1930 Box 2 folder 52 Date: 1930 Scope and Contents
"Indischer Konigs-elefant"
1 sketch, 1930 Box 2 folder 53 Date: 1930
1 sketch, 1930 Box 2 folder 54 Date: 1930
4 sketches, 1929-1933 Box 2 Folder 55 Date: 1929-1933
1 sketch, 1930 Box 2 Folder 56 Date: 1930
1 sketch, 1931 Box 2 folder 57 Date: 1931 Scope and Contents
"Gefahr"
1 sketch, 1931 Box 2 folder 58 Date: 1931 Scope and Contents
"Maurischer Seerauber"
1 sketch, 1931 Box 2 Folder 59 Date: 1931 Scope and Contents
"Der Witz"
7 sketches, 1931 Box 2 Folder 60 Date: 1931 Scope and Contents
Comic strips
2 sketches, undated Box 2 Folder 61 Date: undated
1 sketch, 1932 Box 2 Folder 62
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2 sketches, 1932 Box 2 folder 63 Date: 1932
1 sketch, 1933 Box 2 Folder 64 Date: 1933
Incomplete sketches, 1934-circa 1937 Box 2 Folder 65 Date: 1934-circa 1937 Scope and Contents
Variety of unfinished sketches; includes one sketch called "Madrid im Batalion Ludwig Renni"
1 sketch, 1934 Box 2 Folder 66 Date: 1934 Scope and Contents
"Der Volkschullehrer hat sich im Park erhangt"
1 sketch, 1934 Box 2 Folder 67 Date: 1934
Sketches, Caricatures of teachers and fellow students, 1 page, Box 2 folder 68 undated Date: undated Scope and Contents
cuts from Helmut Hirsch's notebooks
1 sketch, 1932 Box 2 Folder 69 Date: 1932
1 sketch, 1933 Box 2 Folder 70 Date: 1933 Scope and Contents
"Self Portrait with Mumps"
2 sketches, 1930 Box 2 Folder 71 Date: 1930
1 sketch, undated Box 2 folder 72 Date: undated
2 sketches, undated Box 2 Folder 73 Date: undated
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drawn by Helmut Hirsch while he was in sixth grade
1 sketch, undated Box 2 Folder 74 Date: undated Scope and Contents
"Tag der Arbeit." Drawn by Helmut Hirsch while he was in ninth grade.
1 sketch, undated Box 2 Folder 75 Date: undated Scope and Contents
a caricature?
1 sketch, undated Box 2 Folder 76 Date: undated Scope and Contents
design for "Strasser" (Black Front) political brochure
1 sketch, undated Box 2 Folder 77 Date: undated Scope and Contents
pen and ink sketch
1 sketch, undated Box 2 Folder 78 Date: undated
Watercolor, 1933 Box 2 folder 79 Date: 1933 Scope and Contents
painting of a bird
"Tiere," 1 booklet, 1934 Box 2 Folder 80 Date: 1934 Scope and Contents
loose sketches and paintings
Pen & ink drawing of workman sleeping, 1932 Box 2 Folder 81
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Date: 1932
Painting of man with bow and arrow, and poem "Springsong", Box 2 Folder 82 1933 Date: 1933
Last artworks, photocopies, 1935-1936 Box 2 Folder 83 Date: 1935-1936
5 Oversize charcoal drawings , undated other Date: undated Oversize Roll
Poems, 1932-1937 Date: 1932-1937 Scope and Contents
Contains poems and music written by Helmut Hirsch
Title/Description Instances Poem, "Der Sonntag des Herrn Klette", 1932 Box 2 Folder 84 Date: 1932 Scope and Contents
Birthday gift to parents
Poems, 1933-1937 Box 2 Folder 85 Date: 1933-1937 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet
Poems and sketches, Das Kaelbchen, March 1934 Box 2 Folder 86 Date: March 1934 Physical Description: 1 Items 15 pages
Poems and sketches, July 25, 1934 Box 2 folder 87 Date: July 25, 1934 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet
Poems, 1934 Box 2 folder 88 Date: 1934 Scope and Contents
Possibly written during Hirsch's trip to Slovakia
Poems, "Songs of Resistance", 1935-1936 Box 2 Folder 89 Date: 1935-1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 17 pages
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Includes poems "Fahrt in Herbst," "In the Mountains, "l.d.w.," "to Vally"
Poems and sketches, "Stuttgart", April 2, 1936 Box 2 folder 90 Date: April 2, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet Scope and Contents
Birthday present to Helmut Hirsch's parents; poems and sketches
Poems, "Die Lieder Eines Jungen Manns", December 1936 Box 2 Folder 91 Date: December 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 18 pages Scope and Contents
Christmas gift to his parents; last poems written by Helmut Hirsch
Poems, "Die Heimlichen,", 1936 Box 3 Folder 1 Date: 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 24 pages Scope and Contents
incomplete
Poems, "Die Heimlichen", 1936 Box 3 folder 2 Date: 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 24 pages Scope and Contents
complete
Poems, "Fur Vally," 11 poems, December 1936 Box 3 folder 3 Date: December 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 12 pages
Poems, "Gedichte von Helle,", 1932-1936 Box 3 Folder 4 Date: 1932-1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 27 pages
Music, "Einmal vieder, Kamerader", 1983 Box 3 Folder 5 Date: 1983
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includes accompanying article "Nachruf fur Helmut Hirsch"
Poem, "Heimliche: Eine Legende", 1935-1936 Box 3 folder 6 Date: 1935-1936
Short Stories and Plays, 1934-1956 Date: 1934-1956 Scope and Contents
Contains short stories and plays written by Helmut Hirsch and publications related thereto
Title/Description Instances "Zur Errinerung an die Geliebte Lektuere,", June 24, 1934 Box 3 Folder 7 Date: June 24, 1934 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet
Outline of "The Story of a Big City," Prague, September 27, Box 3 Folder 8 1936 Date: September 27, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 page Scope and Contents
Helmut Hirsch's diary
"Novelle aus der Grosser Stadt", undated Box 3 Folder 9 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 20 pages Scope and Contents
Unfinished stories?
"A Story of the Big City,", 1936 Box 3 folder 10 Date: 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 17 pages Scope and Contents
Translated from the German by Katherine Hirsch
"Socialismus v Dobach", November 23, 1936 Box 3 Folder 11 Date: November 23, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 6 pages
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[Czech and German]
Unknown, "Tusk: Der Graue Reiter 17", December 1955 Box 3 Folder 12 Date: December 1955 Physical Description: 2 Items 1 booklet and accompanying booklet
Play, "Die Graue Mauer", undated Box 3 folder 13 Date: undated
Creative work by or about Helmut Hirsch, circa. 1936-1994 Date: circa. 1936-1994 Scope and Contents
Contains creative by or about Helmut Hirsch
Title/Description Instances "Schrift 31: Helle Hirsch", 1964 Box 3 folder 14 Date: 1964 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet Scope and Contents
Translated into English by Katherine Hirsch
"Schrift 31: Helle Hirsch", 1964 Box 3 folder 15 Date: 1964 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet Scope and Contents
German edition of "Schrift"
"Puls 15: das Helle-Hirsch-Heft", October 15, 1987 Box 3 folder 16 Date: October 15, 1987 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet
"Dillman-Blatter," Stuttgart, December 1994 Box 3 Folder 17 Date: December 1994 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet Scope and Contents
Includes one poem written by Helmut Hirsch, "Unsere Schultreppe"
"Vally Petrova . . . such a beautiful pure love", undated Box 3 Folder 18
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Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 10 pages Scope and Contents
Chapter of an unfinished book
"Brief des Schulers Kurt Fendrich an einen grossen Dichter in Box 3 Folder 19 der Schweiz", undated Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 20 pages
"Brief des Schulers Kurt Fendrich an einen grossen Dichter in Box 3 folder 20 der Schweiz", undated Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 20 pages
"Der Blutige General", undated Box 3 folder 21 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 22 pages Scope and Contents
An incomplete theater piece
"Polaris", undated Box 3 folder 22 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 22 pages
"Entwurf zum Kernstueck der Einleitung", undated Box 3 folder 23 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 6 pages
"Verantwortung; Aufruf zur Verantwortung", undated Box 3 folder 24 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 6 pages
"Geschichtlicher Rhytmus", undated Box 3 folder 25 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 11 pages
"itecne namesti: Kavarna Bajkal?", undated Box 3 Folder 26 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 15 pages
"Liedjournie's Reitzlied?", undated Box 3 Folder 27 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet
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Songbook written by Helmut Hirsch and two friends; illustrations by Helmut Hirsch
"Der Song vom Gong", undated Box 3 Folder 28 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 7 pages
Hans Brettelhupf's Glueck und Ende,, undated Box 3 folder 29 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 3 pages, 8 sketches
Sketches for youth political group, undated Box 3 folder 30 Date: undated Scope and Contents
3 sketches and 4 pages of written text
Poem with illustration, "Wenn Begierden dich umschleichen", Box 3 folder 31 undated Date: undated
Hand-drawn magazine, "Tanz and Leben: Die Vier Box 3 Folder 32 Nachrichter", March 1934 Date: March 1934 Scope and Contents
parody of Helmut Hirsch's dance class
Notebooks and Scrapbooks, 1934-1936 Date: 1934-1936
Title/Description Instances Notes from trip to Slovakia, 1934 Box 3 Folder 33 Date: 1934 Physical Description: 1 Items 17 pages Scope and Contents
Notes include sketches from Slovakia by Helmut Hirsch
Diary from trip to Slovakia, 1934, 1936 Box 3 Folder 34 Date: 1934, 1936 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet
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Includes photographs and sketches
1 pocket calendar, 1936 Box 3 Folder 35 Date: 1936
Notebook, Prague?, undated Box 3 Folder 36 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet
"Konzept zy Schueler Feudrock," Prague?, undated Box 3 Folder 37 Date: undated Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet
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Media and Critical Work about Helmut Hirsch, 1937-1997 Date: 1937-1997 Scope and Contents
Contains video recordings, newspaper clippings, transcriptions and translations of news reports, and typescripts made after Helmut Hirsch's death about and related to Hirsch's anti-Nazi plot.
Title/Description Instances Das Triumvirat der Klasse 6a, "Kneipzeitung im Zeichen von Box 3 Folder 38 Notverordnung und Abbau," Stuttgart, 1932 Date: 1932 Physical Description: 1 Items 1 booklet Scope and Contents
Helmut Hirsch one of the authors?
Seidel, Gabriele, "Nachruf fuer Helmut Hirsch," "Aktion", Box 3 Folder 39 September 15, 1937 Date: September 15, 1937 Physical Description: 1 Items 3 pages
Cerny, Bohumil, "Der Tod von Helmut Hirsch," "Dejiny a Box 3 Folder 40 Soucastnost", August 1967 Date: August 1967 Physical Description: 1 Items 12 pages
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[Czech and German]
"Im Auftrag der Schwarzen Front. Ein Dokumentarspiel von Egon Box 3 Folder 41 Eis und Karl Merz" , 1961? Date: 1961? Physical Description: 1 Items 119 pages Scope and Contents
Broadcast in Sueddeutscher Rundfunk
Memorial Issue of "Schrift 31," "The Bund of German Youth Box 3 folder 42 Groups," Bad Godesberg, 1967 Date: 1967 Physical Description: 1 Items 50 pages Scope and Contents
Translated by Katherine Hirsch
"In the Service of Black Front," South German Radio, 90 pages, Box 4 Folder 1 1982 Date: 1982 Scope and Contents
Translation of TV play about Helmut Hirsch by Katherine Hirsch; includes 2 page letter of a mother to her children (Katherine Hirsch's letter?)
"Alltag im Nazi-Deutschland in--Amtsblatt der Stadt Stuttgart," Folder 2 Stuttgart, 1 page, March 29, 1984 Date: March 29, 1984
Seidel, Gabriele, "Helle Hirsch. Zur Errinerung an seinen Folder 3 Todestag am 4.6.37," 2 pages, 1987? Date: 1987?
"Zum Gedenken an Helmut Hirsch, Amtsblatt der Folder 4 Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart," Stuttgart, 1 page, June 4, 1987 Date: June 4, 1987
Mueller, Roland, "Zwei Stuttgarter Einzelgaenger bei det Folder 5 Schwarzen Front: Helle Hirsch und Rudolf Formis," "Stuttgart zur Zeit des National Sozialismus," Stuttgart, 1 page, 1988 Date: 1988
"Helmut Hirsch: Ein kurzes Leben," "Sueddeutsche Zeitung," 1 Folder 6 page, June 23, 1997 Date: June 23, 1997
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BFS broadcast
"They Did Not Die in Vain," 8 pages, undated Folder 7 Date: undated
"My Journey Back Home," 46 pages, undated Folder 8 Date: undated Scope and Contents
Memoir of Katherine Hirsch
1 scrapbook, 1936-1937 Folder 9 Date: 1936-1937 Scope and Contents
Includes copies of Helmut Hirsch's letters and newspaper articles about Helmut Hirsch
1 scrapbook, 1937 Folder 10 Date: 1937 Scope and Contents
Includes one letter to Katherine Hirsch from 1987; newspaper articles about Helmut Hirsch
Newsclipping, "Helmut Hirsch: Ein Kurzen Leben," 1 page, Folder 11 undated Date: undated
Unknown author, "Kristallisatiakern und Oegensatze (Dialektic – Folder 12 ein Aufratz von H. Hirsch)", undated Date: undated
Newsclipping, Heidemarie A. Hechtel, "Helmut Hirsch ist ein Folder 13 Vorbild fur undere Schuler" , July 5, 1997 Date: July 5, 1997
Untitled handwritten essay, unknown author, photocopy, January Folder 14 18-January 30, 1981 Date: January 18-January 30, 1981
Unknown author, "Inrter", undated Folder 15 Date: undated
Statement by Catherine Kelman, daughter of Sigfried Hirsch, Folder 16 March 1965
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Date: March 1965
Excerpt from Shirer, William L., "Berlin Diary" , June 4, 1937 Folder 17 Date: June 4, 1937
Essay, unknown author, "They did not Die in Vain", undated Folder 18 Date: undated
Sternfeld, Wilhelm, "Ungesuhnte Verbrechen: Der Fall Hemut Folder 19 Hirsch," "Deutsche Rundschau" , August 1956 Date: August 1956
Handwritten notes about Helmut Hirsch and anti-Nazi plot, 2 Folder 20 pages, undated Date: undated Scope and Contents
Katherine Hirsch?
Article, Bernd Burkhardt, "Helmut Hirsch: Ein Aktivist der Folder 21 bundischen Jugend," "Der Widerstand im deutschen Sudwesten 1933-1945," 1 booklet, 1984 Date: 1984
Article, Bernd Burkhardt, "Liebe Eltern . . . , Ich bin zum Tode Folder 22 Verurteilt," 3 pages, 1984 Date: 1984
Newsclipping, "Zum bedenken an Helmut Hirsch," 1 page, June 4, Folder 23 1987 Date: June 4, 1987
Play, "Im Auflrag der Schwarzen Front," 1 booklet [photocopy], Folder 24 May 20, 1969 Date: May 20, 1969
"Das kurze Leben des Helmut Hirsch. Teil 1 und 2," 1 videotape, box Box 9 VHS copy Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to this video is located in correspondence section
"Das kurze Leben des Helmut Hirsch. Teil 1 und 2," 1 videotape, box Box 9 PAL copy, undated Date: undated
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Correspondence pertaining to this video is located in correspondence section
"Das kurze Leben des Helmut Hirsch. Teil 1 u. 2," 1 videotape, box Box 9 VHS copy, June 23, 1997; June 30, 1997 Date: June 23, 1997; June 30, 1997
"Helmut Hirsch - ein kurzes Leben" 2 tlg. Dokumentation (2 x box Box 9 45min.) Bay. Rundfunk , June 23, 1997; June 30, 1997 Date: June 23, 1997; June 30, 1997
"Im Auftrag der Schwarzen Front, Deutche Reportage film" box Film Reel Scope and Contents
2 reel tapes
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School Records, 1916-1937 Date: 1916-1937 Scope and Contents
Contains academic records of, and school work by, Helmut Hirsch. All records are in German.
Title/Description Instances "Schul-Zeugnisse," Stuttgart, 1 booklet, January 27, 1916 Folder 1 Date: January 27, 1916
"Halbjahrliche Zeugnisse," Stuttgart, 1 booklet, 1926-1933 Folder 2 Date: 1926-1933
"Zeugnis," Stuttgart, 11 pages, 1916-1936 Folder 3 Date: 1916-1936
"Legitimation," Prague, 1 booklet, February 15, 1936 Folder 4 Date: February 15, 1936
"Meldungsbuch," Prague, 1 booklet, October 10, 1935 Folder 5 Date: October 10, 1935
"Evidence cizincu: Einzelprufungszeugnis," Prague, 8 pages, Folder 6 1935-1937 Date: 1935-1937
Chemistry notebook, 7b grade, Stuttgart, 1 notebook, 1932-1933 Folder 7
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Date: 1932-1933
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Death Sentence and Citizenship Documents and Correspondence, 1935-1937 Date: 1935-1937 Scope and Contents
Contains documents pertaining to Helmut Hirsch's death sentence and documents relating to Hirsch's attempt to gain recognition as an American citizen.
Title/Description Instances Material pertaining to American citizenship status of Helmut and Folder 8 Siegfried Hirsch, Washington, D.C., 3 pages, February 27, 1935; March 1, 1935 Date: February 27, 1935; March 1, 1935
Article, "Meine Begegnung mit Heigru, tusk und der Gestapo," 5 Folder 9 pages, circa 1936 Date: circa 1936 Scope and Contents
[German]
"Legebericht," 1 page, December 1936 Folder 10 Date: December 1936 Scope and Contents
[German]
Day-to-Day Report, 4 pages, 1936-1937 Folder 11 Date: 1936-1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Day-to-Day Report, 9 pages, 1936-1937 Folder 12 Date: 1936-1937
Documents pertaining to Helmut Hirsch's death sentence, Berlin; Folder 13 reports of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 14, 1937 Date: April 14, 1937
Documents pertaining to Helmut Hirsch's death sentence, Folder 14 Berlin; documents of the Foreign office, State department; secret documents, March 18 - July 16, 1937
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Date: March 18 - July 16, 1937
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents and his Folder 15 sister Kate, Berlin-Plotzensee, 1 page, March 20, 1937 Date: March 20, 1937
Correspondence, letter, from Neuburger, George, 1 page, New Folder 16 York, NY, March 21, 1937 Date: March 21, 1937
Correspondence, letter, from Ottenberg, Irving, 1 page, NYC, Folder 17 March 23, 1937 Date: March 23, 1937
Curriculum Vitae of Helmut Hirsch, Prague, 3 pages, in German, Folder 18 April 2, 1937 Date: April 2, 1937
Curriculum Vitae of Helmut Hirsch, Prague, 3 pages, in German, Folder 19 April 2, 1937 Date: April 2, 1937
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents and Folder 20 Hirsch, Katherine, 1 page, Berlin-Plotzensee, April 10, 1937 Date: April 10, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Neuburger, George, 1 page, Branik, Folder 21 May 1, 1937 Date: May 1, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents and his Folder 22 sister Kate, Berlin-Plotzensee, 1 page, May 3, 1937 Date: May 3, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Katherine to Neuburger, Folder 23 George, Prague, 1 page, May 16, 1937 Date: May 16, 1937
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[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents and Folder 24 Hirsch, Katherine, 1 page, Berlin-Plotzensee, May 22, 1937 Date: May 22, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Katherine to Neuburger, Folder 25 George, 1 page, Prague, May 29, 1937 Date: May 29, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Neuburger, George to Ottenberg, 1 Folder 26 page, New York, NY, May 30, 1937 Date: May 30, 1937
Correspondence, letter, from Neuburger, George to Ottenberg, 2 Folder 27 pages, New York, NY, May 30, 1937 Date: May 30, 1937
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to his parents and Folder 28 Hirsch, Katherine, 1 page, Berlin-Plotzensee, June 3, 1937 Date: June 3, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Neuburger, Folder 29 George, 1 page, June 3, 1937 Date: June 3, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Helmut to Neuburger, Folder 30 Eugene, 2 pages, June 3, 1937 Date: June 3, 1937
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[German]
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Fritz? to Neuburger, George, Folder 31 2 pages, Branik and photocopies of other correspondence, October 1937 Date: October 1937
Abschrift, document written by Zettlitz, Arno, 1 page, Prague, Folder 32 November 25, 1937 Date: November 25, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German]
Publicity, Foreign Press Releases, 10 pages, newspaper articles Folder 33 about Helmut Hirsch activity and death sentence in Prager Tagblatt; Pariser Tageszeitung; Ranne noviny; Vecerni Ceske slovo, 1937 Date: 1937
Publicity, articles about Helmut Hirsch in New York Post; New Folder 34 York American, 13 pages, 1937 Date: 1937
Publicity, article, "U.S. Citizen Guillotined," by Shirer, William in Folder 35 Daily Mirror, 1 page, June 5, 1937 Date: June 5, 1937
Material concerning Helmut Hirsch's American Citizenship, Folder 36 Washington, DC, 15 pages, 1937 Date: 1937
Sternberg, Wilhelm, "Der Fall Helmut Hirsch," 5 pages, August Folder 37 1956 Date: August 1956 Scope and Contents
[German]
Correspondence, Prague, 2 pages in Czech, undated Folder 38 Date: undated
Correspondence, Prague, 3 pages, statement of Vally Petrova, Folder 39 Hirsch's girlfriend, undated Date: undated
Article, 7 pages, "Die Provokation als Waffe. Einige Lehren des Folder 40 Fallen Hirsch", undated
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Date: undated
Article, 4 pages, "Information uber den Fall des zum Tode Folder 41 veruteilten Helmut Hirsch", undated Date: undated
Correspondence, letter, from Hirsch, Martha, 2 pages, undated Folder 42 Date: undated
Correspondence, letter, from Fritz to Hirsch, Georg, 3 pages, April Folder 43 20, 1937 Date: April 20, 1937
Report from Katherine Hirsch, Prague, 7 pages, 1936-1937 Folder 44 Date: 1936-1937
Helmut Hirsch's biography written by Hans Seidel, 5 pages, Folder 45 undated Date: undated
Statement about Helmut Hirsch's loss of American citizenship, 3 Folder 46 pages, statement written by Hirsch, Siegfried, undated Date: undated
Unknown document, 6 pages, photocopy, November 22, 1937 Folder 47 Date: November 22, 1937 Scope and Contents
[German with Czech document stamps]
Unknown document and letter, 3 pages, photocopy, November 13, Folder 48 1937? Date: November 13, 1937? Scope and Contents
[German and Polish]
Unknown document, 5 pages, September 8, 1937 Folder 49 Date: September 8, 1937
"Information uber den Fall des zum Tode Verurteilten Helmut Folder 50 Hirsch," 3 pages, undated Date: undated
Documents transmitted from the German Foreign Ministry to the Folder 51 State Department, 149 pages, photocopies, March 18-July 16, 1937
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Date: March 18-July 16, 1937
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Photographs, 1921-1936 Date: 1921-1936 Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of, and relating to, Helmut Hirsch and the Hirsch family.
Title/Description Instances Helmut Hirsch's high school graduation, 4 photographs, 1935 Folder 1 Date: 1935
Photographs from Prague, 2 photographs, 1936 Folder 2 Date: 1936
Helmut Hirsch's grave in Stuttgart, 1 photograph, 2 pages, undated Folder 3 Date: undated Scope and Contents
Includes poems and inscriptions on Helmut Hirsch's grave
Helmut Hirsch, 1 glassplate negative, undated Folder 4 Date: undated
Tusk (Eberhard Koebel) and his children, Michael and Romin, 3 Folder 5 photographs, undated Date: undated Scope and Contents
Two month old Michel, four year old Romin
Notebook and photo album, 1 booklet, 1921-1935 Folder 6 Date: 1921-1935 Scope and Contents
Photo album , 1929-1932 Folder 7 Date: 1929-1932
Photo album, 1 booklet, 1929-1932 Folder 8 Date: 1929-1932
Photo album, 1 booklet, 1932-1934 Folder 9 Date: 1932-1934
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Date: 1934 Folder 10
Small photo album, family in Czechoslovakia, 1 booklet, 1934 Folder 11 Date: 1934
Photo album, 1 booklet, circa 1935-1936 Folder 12 Date: circa 1935-1936
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Books, 1928-1984 Date: 1928-1984 Scope and Contents
Includes publications and posters about Helmut Hirsch, as well as those dedicated to him.
1928-1984 Date: 1928-1984
Title/Description Instances "Die Heldenfibel von Eberhald Moebel mit vier Bildern," Folder 1 "Plauen i.B.," 2 posters, 1933 Date: 1933
"Stuttgart in Dritten Reich", 1984 Folder 2 Date: 1984
"America's Answer!", Washington, D.C., 1 poster, 1942 Folder 3 Date: 1942 Scope and Contents
Printed by U.S. Government Printing Office
"Schrift 16: Schriften des Bundes Deutscher Jungenschaften," 1 Folder 4 booklet, 1963 Date: 1963
"Schrift 21: Schriften des Bundes Deutscher Jungenschaften," 1 Folder 5 booklet, July 20, 1964 Date: July 20, 1964
"Schrift 24: Shriften des Bundes Deutscher Jungen schaften," 1 Folder 6 booklet, March 1965
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Date: March 1965
"Briefe an die deutsche Jungenschaft," Stuttgart, 11 booklets, Folder 7 1928-1929 Date: 1928-1929 Scope and Contents
Edited by Tusk (Eberhard Koebel)
Die Rieser, Netzschkau, 3 booklets, 1933-1934 Folder 8 Date: 1933-1934
"Der Widerstand im deutschen Suedwesten 1933-1945," ed. by Folder 9 Niess, Wolfgang, Stuttgart, 1984 Date: 1984
"Ambassador Dodd's Diary," ed. by Dodd, William E. Jr. and Folder 10 Dodd, Martha, Rahway, N.J., 1941 Date: 1941
1930-1992 Title/Description Instances Paetel, Karl O, "Jugendbewegung und Politik," Bad Godesberg, Folder 1 1961 Date: 1961
Shirer, William L, "Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Folder 2 Correspondent 1934-1941," New York, 1941 Date: 1941
"125 Jahre: Dillman-Gymnasium Stuttgart," Augsburg, 1992 Folder 3 Date: 1992
"Der Eisbrecher," Netzschkau i. V., 11 booklets, 1932-1934 Folder 4 Date: 1932-1934 Scope and Contents
The set is not complete
"Die Kiefer," Berlin, 7 booklets, 1933 Folder 5 Date: 1933
"Politische Studien," Munich, 1 booklet, December 1957 Folder 6 Date: December 1957
"Bettler vor dem Kreuz," ed. by Wanner, Paul, Heidenheim/ Folder 7 Brenz, 1951
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Date: 1951
Schauspiel von Waenner, Paul, "Der Schneider von Ulm," Ulm, Folder 8 undated Date: undated Scope and Contents
Dedicated to Kaete Helman by the author in 1957
"Neue Auslese," Vienna, undated Folder 9 Date: undated
"Das Lagerfeuer, 1930-1931," Berlin, 3 booklets, undated Folder 10 Date: undated
"Deutsches Liederbuch," Ithaca, N.Y., 1934 Folder 11 Date: 1934
"The Living Heritage Passover," ed. by Rabbi Bernards, Folder 12 Solomon, New York, undated Date: undated
"Soldatenchoere: Der Eisbrecher-mannschaft," ed. by Tusk, Folder 13 Plauen, 1934 Date: 1934
"Lieder der Eisbrecher-mannschaft," Leipzig, July 1933 Folder 14 Date: July 1933
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