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Richard Huelsenbeck Papers, 1910-1978 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf4g5003bm No online items Finding aid for the Richard Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978 Finding aid prepared by Teresa Morales. Finding aid for the Richard 910082 1 Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978 Descriptive Summary Title: Richard Huelsenbeck papers Date (inclusive): 1910-1978 Number: 910082 Creator/Collector: Huelsenbeck, Richard, 1892-1974 Physical Description: 1.25 linear feet(3 boxes) Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688 (310) 440-7390 Abstract: Papers of German poet, Richard Huelsenbeck, who was involved with the Dada movement and edited several of its important journals. The collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, some photographs, clippings and catalogues. Request Materials: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy . Language: Collection material is in German Biographical/Historical Note Richard Huelsenbeck was a German poet, closely involved with the Zürich Dada movement, who introduced Dada to Berlin and edited several important Dada journals. Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Publication Rights Contact Library Rights and Reproductions . Preferred Citation Richard Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 910082. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa910082 Acquisition Information Acquired in 1991. Alternate Form Available Correspondence available in photocopies. Scope and Content of Collection TheRichard Huelsenbeck Papers contain manuscripts by Huelsenbeck and Raoul Hausmann, correspondence to and from Huelsenbeck with some photographs, clippings and catalogues, and about 130 letters between other correspondents. The archive contains a rich file of letters written to Huelsenbeck from Erich Buchholz (ca. 95 items), George Grosz (ca. 50 items), Raoul Hausmann (ca. 175 items), Hannah Höch (15 items), Marcel Janco (10 items), Hans Richter (ca. 65 items) and Michel Seuphor (ca. 30 items) that date from 1912-1978 (bulk 1950s and 1960s) and contain discussions of current work and reputations, as well as recountings of pre-war Dada activities. There are also ca. 160 letters from Huelsenbeck to various correspondents, including about 15 letters to and from Hans Rudolf Hilty and ca. 20 letters between Huelsenbeck and Kurt Hiller. The letters date from 1930-1974, bulk 1950-1967. Within the Huelsenbeck correspondence files are ca. 50 pages of his writings in manuscript. The Hausmann file includes about 80 pages of his manuscripts, and the Richter file includes exhibition catalogues and Richter's script for Narcissus. The correspondence between others includes a lengthy file of Hausmann letters. In addition to his letters to Huelsenbeck, there are letters between Hausmann and Kurt Schwitters, 1946-64 (ca. 110 items), Hausmann and Elfriede Stegemeier, 1949-54 (ca. 30 items), Hausmann and Jan Tschichold, 1930 (20 items), and between Hausmann and Augustin Tschinkel, 1949-59 (20 items). There are also 4 letters from 1964 between Tristan Tzara and Werner Schmalenbach. Arrangement note The collection is arranged alphabetically. Subjects - Names Huelsenbeck, Richard, 1892-1974 Finding aid for the Richard 910082 2 Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978 Subjects - Topics Art, Modern--20th century Assemblage (Art) Avant-garde (Aesthetics) Dadaism Expatriate artists Genres and Forms of Material Photographic prints Photographs, Original Contributors Buchholz, Erich, 1891-1972 Grosz, George, 1893-1959 Hausmann, Raoul, 1886-1971 Hiller, Kurt, 1885-1972 Hilty, Hans Rudolf Höch, Hannah, 1889-1978 Janco, Marcel, 1895-1984 Marc, Franz, 1880-1916 Richter, Hans, 1888-1976 Schmalenbach, Werner, 1920-2010 Schwitters, Kurt, 1887-1948 Seuphor, Michel, 1901-1999 Stegemeier, Elfriede Tschichold, Jan, 1902-1974 Tschinkel, Augustin Tzara, Tristan, 1896-1963 Box 1 Correspondence and catalogues Box 1, Folder 1 Erich Buchholz letters, 1952-1955 Physical Description: ca. 45 items Box 1, Folder 2 Erich Buchholz letters, 1956-1958 Physical Description: ca. 50 items Box 1, Folder 3 Erich Buchholz, 1955 Physical Description: 10 photographs, 1 catalogue Box 1, Folder 4 Erich Buchholz, , , 1961 1965 1978 Physical Description: 3 catalogues Box 1, Folder 5 Erich Buchholz: 3 catalogues, , , 1963 1968 1971 Box 1, Folder 6 George Grosz: letters, 1945-1955 Physical Description: ca. 30 items Box 1, Folder 7 George Grosz: letters, 1955-1960 Physical Description: ca. 20 items Box 1, Folder 8 Raoul Hausmann: letters, 1949-1956 Physical Description: ca. 30 items Finding aid for the Richard 910082 3 Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978 Container List Box 1, Folder 9 Raoul Hausmann: letters, 1957-1962 Physical Description: ca. 15 items Box 1, Folder 10 Raoul Hausmann: letters, 1920-1964 Physical Description: ca. 50 items Box 1, Folder 11 Raoul Hausmann: letters, 1920-1964 Physical Description: ca. 30 items Box 1, Folder 12 Raoul Hausmann: letters, 1956 Physical Description: ca. 50 items Box 1, Folder 13 Raoul Hausmann and Kurt Schwitters: letters, 1946-1964 Physical Description: ca. 80 items Box 1, Folder 14 Raoul Hausmann and Kurt Schwitters: letters, 1946-1947 Physical Description: ca. 30 items Box 2 Correspondence, documents, manuscripts, and small book Box 2, Folder 1 Raoul Hausmann and Elfriede Stegemeier: letters, 1949-1954 Physical Description: ca. 30 items Box 2, Folder 2 Raoul Hausmann and Jan Tschichold: letters, 1930 Physical Description: ca. 25 items Box 2, Folder 3 Tristan Tzara and W. Schmalenbach: letters, 1964 Physical Description: 4 items Box 2, Folder 4 Raoul Hausmann and August Tschinkel: letters, 1949-1959 Physical Description: ca. 20 items Box 2, Folder 5 Raoul Hausmann and August Tschinkel: letters, 1959-1971 Physical Description: ca. 25 items Box 2, Folder 6 Raoul Hausmann: manuscripts, 1953(?) Physical Description: ca. 30 items Box 2, Folder 7 Raoul Hausmann: manuscripts, n.d. Physical Description: ca. 30 items Box 2, Folder 8 Raoul Hausmann: manuscripts, n.d. Physical Description: 20 items Box 2, Folder 9 Kurt Hiller, Geistige Grundlagen 1947 Physical Description: 1 book Box 2, Folder 10 Kurt Hiller and Richard Huelsenbeck: letters, 1944-1954 Physical Description: ca. 20 items Box 2, Folder 11 Hannah Hoch: letters, 1952-1964 Physical Description: 15 items Box 2, Folder 12 Richard Huelsenbeck: documents and manuscripts, 1933-1971 Physical Description: ca. 25 items Finding aid for the Richard 910082 4 Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978 Container List Box 2, Folder 13 Richard Huelsenbeck: documents and manuscripts, 1960-1974 Physical Description: ca. 25 items Box 2, Folder 14 Richard Huelsenbeck and various authors: letters, 1942-1963 Physical Description: ca. 25 items Box 2, Folder 15 Richard Huelsenbeck: letters, 1930-1960 Physical Description: ca. 20 items Box 2, Folder 16 Richard Huelsenbeck: letters, 1956-1973 Physical Description: ca. 25 items Box 2, Folder 17 Richard Huelsenbeck: letters, 1948-1964 Physical Description: ca. 35 items Box 3 Correspondence, small books, exhibition catalogues, and announcements Box 3, Folder 1 Richard Huelsenbeck: letters, 1925-1965 Physical Description: ca. 20 items Box 3, Folder 2 Richard Huelsenbeck: letters, 1936-1967 Physical Description: ca. 20 items Box 3, Folder 3 Richard Huelsenbeck and Hans Rudolf Hilty: letters, 1927-1963 Physical Description: 15 items Box 3, Folder 4 Richard Huelsenbeck, Tagebuch with poetry, 1910 Physical Description: 4 items Scope and Content Note Loose pages found in book. Box 3, Folder 5 Richard Huelsenbeck, Tagebuch, 1910 Physical Description: 1 book Box 3, Folder 6 Richard Huelsenbeck: notebooks, n.d. Physical Description: 1.0 item Box 3, Folder 7 Marcel Janco: letters, 1949-1962 Physical Description: 10 items Box 3, Folder 8 Franz Marc: letters, 1912-1913 Physical Description: 15 items Box 3, Folder 9 Hans Richter: letters and script for Narcissus, 1947 Physical Description: ca. 25 items Box 3, Folder 10 Hans Richter: letters and photograph, 1952-1962 Physical Description: ca. 30 items Box 3, Folder 11 Hans Richter: exhibition catalogues and announcements, 1946-1976 Physical Description: 9 items Box 3, Folder 12 Michel Seuphor: letters, 1950-1954 Physical Description: ca. 15 items Finding aid for the Richard 910082 5 Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978 Container List Box 3, Folder 13 Michel Seuphor: letters, 1954-1957 Physical Description: ca. 15 items Finding aid for the Richard 910082 6 Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978.
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