Papers of

Collection Summary

Title: Papers of Thomas Mann

Call Number: MS 74-30

Size: 0.5 linear feet

Acquisition: Purchased from unknown source

Processed By: DAO, 9-3-1974; Reprocessed by SMC, 3-11-1998, MN, 1-2009

Note: None

Restrictions: None

Literary Rights Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall restrictions on publication before initial research.

Restrictions None

Content Note The Thomas Mann Collection is composed primarily of correspondence between Mann and Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski in . Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings on Thomas Mann as well as several small works on him, the most notable being the one by Dr. Lee van Dowski.

Detailed Description: Box and Folder Listing

Box 1 FF 1 Thomas Mann to Frau Isolani, November 18, 1945

Box 1 FF 2-8 Correspondence from Thomas Mann to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, February 1946-November 1953 Box 1 FF 9-16 Correspondence from Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski to Thomas Mann, December 1945-January 1962

Box 1 FF 17 Correspondence from to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, March 2, 1962

Box 1 FF 18 Correspondence from Monika Mann to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, March 13, 1971

Box 1 FF 19 Correspondence from George Wenzel to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, December 19, 1966

Box 1 FF 20 Correspondence from H. Wysling to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, August 28, 1971

Box 1 FF 21 Negatives of funeral of Thomas Mann

Box 1 FF 22 Wie ich zuerst meine Frau sah, by Thomas Mann

Box 1 FF 23 Miscellaneous addressed envelopes

Box 1 FF 24 Miscellaneous quotes by Thomas Mann

Box 1 FF 25 Miscellaneous news clippings on Thomas Mann

Box 1 FF 26 Miscellaneous newspaper pictures of Thomas Mann

Box 1 FF 27 Thomas Mann -- Archiv

Box 1 FF 28 Various works on Thomas Mann, including one by Lee van Dowski

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