Joseph Lang Papers 1945-1962 (1973)1945-1962

International Institute of Social History Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands

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International Institute of Social History 2 Joseph Lang Papers 1945-1962 (1973)1945-1962

Joseph Lang Papers

Collection ID ARCH00793 Creator Lang, Joseph Period 1945-1962 (1973)1945-1962 Period (bulk) 1945-1962 Extent 0.05 m. Language list English Language of Material German

Context

Biographical Note Born in Erkenez, Hungary 1902, died in Frankfurt am Main 1973; grew up in Germany; bookseller; member of the left-wing Kommunistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands (KAPD) in 1920; later with Heinrich Brandler and August Thalheimer on the right within the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD) and expelled in 1929; member of the Kommunistische Partei-Opposition (KPD-O), with its minority faction he joined the Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands (SAPD) in 1932; in 1933 arrested with most of the SAPD leaders; though Jewish, his Hungarian nationality was sufficient for his release; fled to Prague in 1934, formed a SAPD group; emigrated in 1938 to Paris and in 1940 to the USA; in New York active in the German branch of the Workmen Circle; returned to Germany in 1950; member of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) from 1951; led the trade union publishing house in Frankfurt am Main.

Content and Structure

Content Correspondence both of Joseph Lang and Erna Lang primarily with Angelica Balabanoff 1948-1962 and n.d.; a book and some photographs with inscriptions of Balabanoff for J. and E. Lang 1960 and n.d.; a commemorative pamphlet concerning J. Lang 1973; clippings 1962, 1965; some correspondence by Balabanoff with Paul Frölich n.d., Ernst Tessloff 1950-1951 and others.

Subjects

Geographic Names Germany

Persons Balabanoff, Angelica

Themes Communist movements and parties Socialist and social democrat parties/Socialist International

Material Type

International Institute of Social History 3 Joseph Lang Papers 1945-1962 (1973)1945-1962

Archival material

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Preferred Citation Joseph Lang Papers , inventory number ..., International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam

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