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Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers (1842-) 1859-1900 (-1938)1859-1900 Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers (1842-) 1859-1900 (-1938)1859-1900 International Institute of Social History Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands hdl:10622/ARCH00824 © IISH Amsterdam 2020 Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers (1842-) 1859-1900 (-1938)1859-1900 Table of contents Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers..............................................................................................................3 Context............................................................................................................................................... 3 Content and Structure........................................................................................................................3 Access and Use.................................................................................................................................4 Allied Materials...................................................................................................................................5 Appendices.........................................................................................................................................5 INVENTAR........................................................................................................................................ 5 Dokumente des Wilhelm Liebknecht-Nachlaß............................................................................5 A. Manuskripte (Nr. 1-18)................................................................................................... 5 Manuskripte von Wilhelm Liebknecht (Nr. 1-4)....................................................... 6 Manuskripte von Dritten (Nr. 5-18)..........................................................................6 B. Korrespondenz (Nr. 19-439).......................................................................................... 7 Briefe von Wilhelm Liebknecht (Nr. 19-45)............................................................. 7 Briefe an Wilhelm Liebknecht (Nr. 46-347)........................................................... 10 Briefe an/von Mitgliedern der Familie Liebknecht (Nr. 348-427)........................... 23 Briefe an Alice Liebknecht (Nr. 348-350)................................................23 Briefe an Ernestine Liebknecht (Nr. 351-377)........................................ 24 Briefe von/an Gertrud Liebknecht (Nr. 378-379).....................................25 Briefe von/an Karl Liebknecht (Nr. 380-387).......................................... 25 Brief an Louis Liebknecht (Nr. 388)........................................................25 Briefe von/an Natalie Liebknecht, geb. Reh (Nr. 389-422)..................... 25 Briefe von Natalie Liebknecht (Nr. 389-392)........................ 25 Briefe an Natalie Liebknecht (Nr. 393-422)..........................25 Briefe von/an Theodor Liebknecht (Nr. 423-425)................................... 27 Briefe von/an Familie Liebknecht (Nr. 426-427)..................................... 27 Briefe von Dritten an Dritte (Nr. 428-439)............................................................. 27 C. Dokumente persönlicher Art (Nr. 440-455)..................................................................28 Dokumente von Wilhelm Liebknecht (Nr. 440-450)...............................................28 Dokumente von Mitgliedern der Familie (Nr. 451-455)......................................... 28 D. Drucksachen (Nr. 456-470)..........................................................................................29 Flugblätter (Nr. 456-462)....................................................................................... 29 Zeitungsausschnitte u.a. (Nr. 463-470)................................................................. 29 E. Verschiedenes (Nr. 471-475)....................................................................................... 30 Dokumente aus dem Nachlaß von Natalie und Wilhelm Liebknecht........................................31 F. Dokumente von Nachfahren von Theodor Liebknecht (Nr. 476-614)........................... 31 Erinnerungsstücke an Ernestine Liebknecht, geb. Landolt (Nr. 476-482)............. 31 Briefwechsel aus dem Jahr 1868 (Nr. 483-577)....................................................31 Briefe aus den Jahren 1870-1889 an Natalie und/oder Wilhelm Liebknecht (Nr. 578-614).................................................................................................................. 34 G. Dokumente von Nachfahren von Karl Liebknecht (Nr. 615-623)................................. 35 Manuskripte von Wilhelm Liebknecht (Nr. 615-617)..............................................36 Briefe von Wilhelm Liebknecht (Nr. 618-623)........................................................36 H. Dokumente von Nachfahren von Alice Geiser, geb. Liebknecht (Nr. 624-626)............ 36 Wilhelm Liebknecht: Briefwechsel mit seiner Frau Ernestine (Nr. 624)................. 36 Ernestine Liebknecht: Briefwechsel 1858-1866 (Nr. 625)..................................... 36 Wilhelm Liebknecht: Briefe an seine Tochter Alice 1897-1898 (Nr. 626)...............37 International Institute of Social History 2 Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers (1842-) 1859-1900 (-1938)1859-1900 Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers Collection ID ARCH00824 Creator Liebknecht, Wilhelm Period (1842-) 1859-1900 (-1938)1859-1900 Period (bulk) 1859-1900 Extent 1.12 m. Language list German Language of Material German Context Biographical Note Born in Giessen, Hessen 1826, died in Berlin-Charlottenburg 1900; studied philology, philosophy and theology; political journalist and founder/leader of the German social democracy; took part in the German revolution in 1848/49, was imprisoned during the Baden uprising of 1848, freed and subsequently fought in the 1849 uprising; fled to Geneva after defeat, was active as president of the Deutsche Arbeitervereine in Switzerland and expelled in 1850; went to London and became a follower and family friend of Marx; returned to Germany in 1862, and joined the Allgemeine Deutsche Arbeiterverein (ADAV) in 1863; formed with August Bebel the rival Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei (SDAP) in 1869 and edited its organ Der Volksstaat to 1876 as well as Vorwärts of the united Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands (SAPD) 1876-1878; when the `Sozialistengesetz' expired in 1890, the paper reappeared as a central organ of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) with Liebknecht as chief editor until his death; Liebknecht was a member of the Reichstag 1867-1871, 1874-1887, 1888-1900 and almost continuously one of the chairmen of the socialist delegation. Content and Structure Content Personal documents 1842-1893; correspondence with Victor Adler 1890-1900, Ignaz Auer 1875-1900, Edward Aveling 1891-1897, August Bebel 1865-1900, Eduard Bernstein 1874-1899, Charles Bonnier 1888-1900, Wilhelm Bracke 1869-1880, Adolf Braun (photocopies) 1890-1898, Heinrich Braun (photocopies) 1885-1892, Gabriel Deville 1889-1900, Jules Guesde 1890-1900, Carl Hirsch 1871-1900, Boleslaw A. Jedrzejowski 1894-1900, Karl Kautsky 1876-1899, Paul Lafargue 1883-1900, Raymond Lavigne 1888-1900, Franz Mehring (photocopies) 1875-1893, Julius Motteler 1876-1900, Heinrich Oberwinder 1868-1869, Hermann Schlüter 1879-1899, Friedrich A. Sorge (photocopies) 1870-1886, Edouard Vaillant 1871-1900 and others; manuscripts by Wilhelm Liebknecht and by others; printed material consisting of e.g. leaflets, clippings and proceedings; correspondence by family members with August Bebel 1867, 1872-1906, Julie Bebel 1872-1905, Julius Motteler 1898-1904, Paul Singer 1883-1905 and others; some correspondence by others 1861-1900. Annex: a collection of letters obtained from Charlotte Otto , granddaughter of Wilhelm Liebknecht, including letters from Wilhelm Liebknecht to his first wife Ernestine Landolt 1866-1867; a letter from the court of Berlin to Ernestine Liebknecht 1866; correspondence by his second wife Natalie Reh with Wilhelm Liebknecht 1868-1889, Carl Reh 1869-1876, Theodor Reh 1865 and others; some correspondence by Wilhelm Liebknecht with Sophie Büchner 1868 and others. Arrangement International Institute of Social History 3 Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers (1842-) 1859-1900 (-1938)1859-1900 A first inventory -made in the 1960s- has been updated and edited by Ursula Balzer in 2008; microfilms and photocopies received from the former IML Berlin were seperated and described in a different finding aid. Processing Information Inventory by Ursula Balzer in 2008. Revised for purposes of digitization by Eva van Oene in 2015. Subjects Geographic Names Germany Persons Bebel, August Kautsky, Karl Sorge, Friedrich A. Organizations Deutsche Arbeitervereine Allgemeine Deutsche Arbeiterverein Themes Socialist and social democrat parties/Socialist International Press/Journalism State and administrative activities Material Type Archival material Access and Use Access Not restricted Restrictions on Use For reasons of protection of the original documents, only the scans are available for use Preferred Citation Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers, inventory number..., International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam International Institute of Social History 4 Wilhelm Liebknecht Papers (1842-) 1859-1900 (-1938)1859-1900 Allied Materials Alternate Form of Material Complete papers digitized as a part of the Centrale Project 2012-2016. 1 security microfilm. Partly published in: Documents relatifs aux militants Belges de L'Association Internationale des Travailleurs. Correspondance 1865-1872 . Textes réunis, établis et annotés
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