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Karl August Wittfogel Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf2s20027x No online items Register of the Karl August Wittfogel papers Finding aid prepared by Linda Bernard and Katherine Reynolds Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 1997 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Register of the Karl August 66033 1 Wittfogel papers Title: Karl August Wittfogel papers Date (inclusive): 1728-1992 Collection Number: 66033 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 408 manuscript boxes, 11 card file boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 6 album boxes, 61 envelopes, 1 oversize folder, 15 microfilm reels, 1 videotape cassette, 2 phonorecords, 19 slides(183.0 Linear Feet) Abstract: Speeches and writings, memoirs, correspondence, notes, studies, reports, printed matter, and audiovisual materials, relating to the history of China from ancient times to the twentieth century; the development of Chinese studies in the West; the concept of an Asiatic mode of production; and the history of German, Russian, Chinese and international communist movements. Includes some papers of Esther Schiff Goldfrank and G. L. Ulmen. Creator: Wittfogel, Karl August, 1896-1988 Creator: Goldfrank, Esther Schiff Creator: Ulmen, G. L. Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1966. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Karl August Wittfogel papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. 1896 September Born, Woltersdorf, Germany 6 1912 Joined the German youth movement Wandervogel 1917 Drafted, German Army Signal Corps 1918 Joined the Unabhangige Sozialdemokratische Partei 1920-1921 Teacher, Volkshochschule Schloss Tinz, Tinz, Germany 1920 Joined the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands 1921 Married Rose Schlesinger Author, Rote Soldaten: Politische Tragodie in 5 Akten 1922 Author, Der Mann, der eine Idee hat Die Mutter, Der Fluchtling Vom Urkommunismus bis zur proletarischen Revolution Die Wissenschaft der burgerlichen Gesellschaft: Eine marxistische Untersuchung 1923 Author, Wer ist der Dummste? 1924 Author, Geschichte der burgerlichen Gesellschaft: Von ihren Anfangen bis zur Schwelle der grossen Revolution Der Wolkenkratzer: Amerikanischer Sketch 1924-1925 Author, Die spannenden Abenteuer des 12 jahrigen Freiheitshelden Antonio Mascaro im Bauernaufstand zu Mallorka 1925 Cultural editor, Die Rote Fahne 1925-1933 Research associate, Institut fur Sozialforschung, Universitat Frankfurt, Germany 1926 Author, Das erwachende China: Ein Abriss der Geschichte der gegenwartigen Probleme Chinas 1928 Ph.D. in economics, Universitat Frankfurt 1931 Author, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Chinas: Versuch der wissenschaftlichen Analyse einer grossen asiatischen Agrargesellschaft Register of the Karl August 66033 2 Wittfogel papers 1933 Married Olga Joffe Arrested; spent nine months in prison and in three concentration camps 1934 Left Germany for England and then the United States 1934-1939 Research associate, International Institute of Social Research, associated with and located on the campus ofColumbia University, New York City (formerly the Institutfur Sozialforschung) 1935-1937 Researcher in China 1936 Author (under the pseudonym Klaus Hinrichs), Staatliches Konzentrationslager VII 1939 Joined the Wider Quaker Fellowship Broke with the Communist movement after the Nazi-Soviet Pact 1939-1968 Founder and director, Chinese History Project, Columbia University, New York City (co-sponsored by the Institute of Pacific Relations and the International Institute of Social Research, and after 1947, by the University of Washington and Columbia University) 1940 Married Esther S. Goldfrank 1941 Naturalized American citizen 1943-1944 Lecturer in Chinese, Columbia University, New York City 1944-1945 Associate Professor in International Studies, Columbia University, New York City 1945-1946 Associate Professor in the University Seminars, Columbia University, New York City 1947-1949 Acting professor of Chinese History, University of Washington, Seattle 1949 Author (with Feng Chia-sheng), History of Chinese Society: Liao (907-1125) 1949 Joined the American Committee for Cultural Freedom 1949-1966 Professor of Chinese History, University of Washington, Seattle 1950 Subpoenaed to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in executive session 1951 Subpoenaed to appear before the Internal Security Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee in open session 1957 Author, Oriental Despotism: A Comparative Study of Total Power 1960 Author, From Marx to Mao: A Viewer's Guide 1966-1988 Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle 1977 Author, Beitrage zur marxistischen Asthetik 1988 May Died, New York City 25 Subjects and Indexing Terms Video tapes Sound recordings Slides (Photography) Communism Communism -- China China -- Study and teaching Communism -- Soviet Union Communism -- Germany Asiatic mode of production Civilization, Oriental BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1831-1987 Scope and Contents note Articles, clippings, legal documents, memoirs, memoranda and notes arranged by physical form. box 1, folder 1-3 Address books and calling cards Articles, clippings and papers about or mentioning KAW, his life and his work, particularly Oriental Despotism box 1, folder 4 undated box 1, folder 5 1931 Register of the Karl August 66033 3 Wittfogel papers BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1831-1987 box 1, folder 6 1953-1959 box 1, folder 7 1960-1967 box 1, folder 8 1970-1979 box 1, folder 9 1981-1987 box 2, folder 1 1981-1987 box 2, folder 2 Autobiographical notes relating to KAW's intellectual development Awards and honors box 2, folder 3 General box 2, folder 4 A. Cressy Morrison Award box 2, folder 5 Festschrift Bibliographies box 2, folder 6 General box 2, folder 7 China box 2, folder 8 Mao Tse-tung box 2, folder 9 Biographical sketches Daily reminder calendars box 2, folder 10 1938-1947 box 2, folder 11 1950-1965 box 3, folder 1 1966-1972 box 3, folder 2 1973-1980 box 3, folder 3 1981-1985 box 3, folder 4 Diary 1908 box 3, folder 5 Honoraria and guest lecture appearances Legal documents box 3, folder 6 General box 3, folder 7 Birth certificate box 3, folder 8 Education box 3, folder 9 Immigration and naturalization (United States) Imprisonment 1933 box 3, folder 10 General box 3, folder 11 Restitution 1957 box 3, folder 12 Last will and testament Marriage licenses and divorce agreements box 3, folder 13 Rose Schlesinger 1921, 1930 box 3, folder 14 Olga Joffe 1932, 1939 box 3, folder 15 Esther S. Goldfrank 1940 Visas and passports box 3, folder 16 Germany box 3, folder 17 Great Britain box 3, folder 18 United States box 3, folder 19 Memberships box 4, folder 1 Memoirs by Olga Joffe (KAW's second wife) circa 1941 box 4, folder 2 Memoranda relating to KAW's work box 4, folder 3 Miscellaneous. Includes 2 Reichsbanknote box 4, folder 4 Notes box 4, folder 5 Oral history. Memoranda and correspondence Subject file Family members box 4, folder 6 General box 4, folder 7 Wittfogel, Albert box 4, folder 8 Wittfogel, Johann Christoph box 4, folder 9 Wittfogel, Johann Joachim Heinrich. Autobiography, Holograph 1862 box 4, folder 10 Wittfogel, Johanne Magdalene Auguste (Schulze) box 4, folder 11 Wittfogel, Heinz box 4, folder 12 Retirement box 4, folder 13 Student years Travel box 4, folder 14 Australia 1970 Register of the Karl August 66033 4 Wittfogel papers BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1831-1987 box 4, folder 15 Japan 1957 box 4, folder 16 Europe 1979 box 4, folder 17 Taiwan 1957-1958 box 4, folder 18 Thailand circa 1970 box 4, folder 19 United States 1973 CORRESPONDENCE 1907-1988 Scope and Contents note Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. Includes some correspondence of Gary L. Ulmen. See also NOTES, China General box 5, folder 1 Book and journal orders Invitations (declined) box 5, folder 2 Speaking engagements box 5, folder 3 Written contributions box 5, folder 4 Miscellaneous Requests box 5, folder 5 Biographical information box 5, folder 6 Reprints box 5, folder 7 Reproduction permissions box 6, folder 1 Research information Unidentified box 6, folder 2 undated box 6, folder 3 1903 box 6, folder 4-5 1913 box 6, folder 6 1914 box 6, folder 7 1914-1915 box 6, folder 8 1915 box 6, folder 9 1918-1919 box 6, folder 10 1922 box 6, folder 11 1929 box 6, 1930s folder 12-15 box 6, folder 16 1940s box 6, folder 17 1940s-1950s box 6, 1950s folder 18-21 box 6, folder 22 1950s-1980s box 6, folder 23 1960s box 6, folder 24 1970s box 6, folder 25 1980s box 7, folder 1 Ackerman, Adolph J. 1957-1972 box 7, folder 2 Ackerman, Phyllis 1944-1946 box 7, folder 3 Adair, John 1959 box 7, folder 4 Adams, Inez 1949-1950 box 7, folder 5 Adelphi Edizioni 1963 box 7, folder 6 Aerospace Industry Purchasing Seminar 1962 box 7, folder 7 Ahlenstiel, Heinz, Includes letter from Tina Wommelsdorf 1946-1967 box 7, folder 8 Ahlenstiel, Rolf 1959-1965 box 7, folder 9 Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals 1956 box 7, folder 10 Aikman, David 1970-1971 box 7, folder 11 Aktion 1952 box 7, folder 12 Albrecht, William A. 1956 box 7, folder 13 Albright, W. F. 1948-1950 box 7, folder 14 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Society for Freedom and Justice (Edward J. Rozek) 1975-1976 box 7, folder 15 Alexander, Robert J. 1967 box 7, folder 16 Alfken, Hans 1947-1948 box 7, folder 17 All-American Conference to Combat Communism (Karl Baarslag) 1957-1958 Register of the Karl August 66033 5 Wittfogel papers CORRESPONDENCE 1907-1988 box 7, folder 18 Allen, Edwin Brown 1949-1950 box 7, folder 19 Allen, Raymond B. and Dorothy, See also Kirkpatrick, Evron M. 1949-1962 box 7, folder 20 Allen, Richard V. 1966-1967 box 7, folder 21 Allers, Ulrich S. 1962 box 7, folder 22 Alternative (R.
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