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Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Brecht, Arnold; Papers Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical Sketch ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Arrangement of the Collection ...................................................................................................................... 7 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 8 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 9 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Biographical and Autobiographical Materials, Family Documents ............................................................ 9 Correspondence .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Writings of Arnold Brecht ........................................................................................................................ 55 Subseries 1: Full-length (Book) Publications ........................................................................................ 55 Subseries 2: Essayistic and Literary Writings ....................................................................................... 58 Course and Lecture Notes, Notes and Clippings on Various Lecture Topics .......................................... 75 Writings by Others .................................................................................................................................... 87 Collections of Materials on Various Topics of Interest ........................................................................... 90 - Page 2 - Brecht, Arnold; Papers Summary Information Repository: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Title: Arnold Brecht Papers ID: ger024 Date [inclusive]: 1865-1974 Physical Description: 14.67 cubic ft. Physical Location: The materials are located onsite in the department. Language of the English , German . Material: Abstract: The Arnold Brecht Papers, 1865-1974, consist of 14.67 cu. ft. of materials and are primarily copies of original documents, letters and printed materials housed at the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz, Germany ( Bundesarchiv, Potsdamer Strasse 1, 56075 Koblenz, Germany or http://www.bundesarchiv.de/ ). Preferred Citation Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Arnold Brecht Papers, 1865-1974. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as Brecht Papers). ^ Return to Table of Contents Biographical Sketch Arnold Brecht was born in 1884 in Lübeck, Germany. After completing his university studies in Bonn, Berlin, Göttingen and Leipzig, he received his Doctor of Law degree from Leipzig in 1906. In 1910, Brecht's career turned to civil service. From 1910 to 1933, he served under seven Reich Chancellors and more than a dozen Reich and Prussian ministers, until he was formally dismissed from his position as acting state secretary by Hitler in 1933. Upon the invitation of Alvin Johnson, Brecht emigrated to the U.S. in 1933 to become one of the initial members of the newly formed "University in Exile", the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science - Page 3- Brecht, Arnold; Papers of the New School for Social Research in New York City. Brecht remained on the Faculty of the New School until his retirement in 1954, after which he continued to lecture as an Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Jurisprudence until 1963. In addition to his teaching and lecturing, Brecht was also called upon to advise the United States Military (OMGUS - Office of Military Government for Germany) in the rebuilding of Germany after World War II, as well as serving as an Expert to the Secretary of the Army, and a lecturer in the Army Specialized Training Programs at City College, Harvard and Haverford Colleges. Arnold Brecht's publications, dating from his law school years, encompass the areas of civil law, international relations, political science and theory, and political, constitutional and administrative problems of his day. His best-known work, Political Theory. The Foundations of Twentieth Century Political Thought, has been reprinted several times as well as translated into German, Portuguese and Spanish. Brecht's rich and influential life and career are detailed in his memoirs, published first in German in two volumes ( Aus nächster Nähe and Mit der Kraft des Geistes) in 1966 and 1967 respectively, and later condensed and released in an English edition under the title The Political Education of Arnold Brecht in 1970. Brecht died while on a visit to Germany on September 11, 1977. 1884 January 26, born in Lübeck, Germany; father Ernst Walther Brecht, mother Marie (Weishaupt) Brecht. 1902 Completed his Abitur from the Gymnasium, Lübeck 1902-1905 Attended universities in Bonn, Berlin, Göttingen and Leipzig. 1905 Studied in France. 1905-1909 In-service training in Hannover province and Berlin. 1906 Awarded Dr. juris utriusque from the University of Leipzig. 1910 Completed state examinations. Judge in Lübeck. 1910-1917 Counsellor to the Reich Ministries of Justice. 1911-1913 Secretary of the Governmental Commission for the Reform of the Penal Code. 1914-1917 Judge in Berlin. - Page 4- Brecht, Arnold; Papers 1918 Counsellor to the Reich Ministry of Economics. 1918-1921 Counsellor to the Reich Chancellry; also Secretary of the Reich Cabinet 1919 Appointed Privy Counsellor. 1921-1927 Ministerial Director of the Reich Ministry of the Interior. 1927 Research on Public Administration in France and England. 1927-1933 Ministerial Director of the Prussian State Ministry and Finance Ministry. Representative of Prussia in German Reichsrat and rapporteur for federal budget. Vice-President of Reich Debt Commission. Member of the supervisory councils of the Reich Post Office and Federal Public Works. Lecturer in public law at the Hochschule für Politik. Vice-president, Institute for Economy, Public Administration. 1928-1930 Member, Reich Reform Commission. 1932 Leading representative and counsel for the Prussian government in procedure at Leipzig Supreme Court after the Papen coup. 1933 Emigrated to the U.S. to join the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research, NY. 1933-1963 Professor of Political Science, Jurisprudence and Public Finance, Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research. 1937, 1940 Visiting lecturer on government at Harvard University, Spring terms. 1942-1945 Chairman of the Special Committee on Comparative Government, Public - Page 5- Brecht, Arnold; Papers Administration Committee, Social Science Research Council. 1943-1944 Lecturer, Civil Affairs Training Schools, Harvard and Yale. Supervisor of the Army Specialized Training Program, German area, City College, NY; also lecturer at ASTP, Harvard, Bard, Haverford. 1944 Woodward lecturer, Yale University, Spring term. 1945-1950 Member, Research Council, Institute of World Affairs, New School for Social Research. 1946 Became U.S. citizen. Third Vice President, American Political Science Association and member of its Research Committee (1946- ). 1948 May -- Sept., Expert to Secretary of the Army and consultant to OMGUS. 1952, 1954 Guest professor at University of Heidelberg, Summer semester. 1953 Appointed ex post to Staatssekretär by the Bonn Government. 1954 Became Emeritus Professor at the New School, March 15. 1959 First publication of Political Theory. The Foundations of Twentieth Century Political Thought. Awarded Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 1960 Received the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best political science work of 1959 (Political Theory). 1964 Awarded honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the New School for Social Research, upon the occasion of his 80th birthday. - Page 6- Brecht, Arnold; Papers 1970 Jan. 26, awarded Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz mit Stern. June 24, death of Clara Brecht. 1973 Sept. 25, presented the New School Graduate Faculty Founders Medal. 1974 Jan. 26, celebrated his 90th birthday. 1977 Sept. 11, died in Eutin/Schleswig-Holstein, while on a visit to Germany. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents Correspondence in German and English with Otto Braun, Heinrich Bruning, Jürgen Fehling, Theodore Heuss, and others, 1933–1970; lectures, notes, and syllabi, 1934–1938; offprints; and manuscripts of published and unpublished works, 1950–1970. Brecht was a Prussian official who was dismissed after defying Hitler in the last free speech in the German parliament. He was a professor of political science, public finance, and international law at the New School for Social Research. His principal work was Political Theory (Princeton, NJ: Princeton
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