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Robert Grimm Papers 1914-1918 Robert Grimm Papers 1914-1918 International Institute of Social History Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands hdl:10622/ARCH00505 © IISH Amsterdam 2021 Robert Grimm Papers 1914-1918 Table of contents Robert Grimm Papers...................................................................................................................... 3 Context............................................................................................................................................... 3 Content and Structure........................................................................................................................3 Access and UsArchival materiale......................................................................................................5 Allied Materials...................................................................................................................................5 Appendices.........................................................................................................................................5 INVENTAR........................................................................................................................................ 6 A. Briefe von Robert Grimm / Internationale Sozialistische Kommission zu Bern (ISK).............. 6 B. Briefe an Robert Grimm / ISK..............................................................................................10 C. Briefe von Dritten an Dritte.................................................................................................. 17 D. Rundschreiben von Robert Grimm / ISK............................................................................. 18 E. Rundschreiben Dritter...........................................................................................................19 F. Protokolle und Anträge......................................................................................................... 20 a) Vorbereitende Sitzung (F 1).........................................................................................21 b) Konferenz zu Zimmerwald (F 2-4)............................................................................... 21 c) Februarsitzung der Erweiterten Kommission (F 5-6)................................................... 21 d) Konferenz zu Kienthal (F 7).........................................................................................22 e) Erweiterte Kommission Mai 1916 (F 9)....................................................................... 23 f) Südafrika....................................................................................................................... 24 g) Bureau Socialiste International.................................................................................... 24 h) Frankreich.....................................................................................................................24 G. Erklärungen und Vorschläge, Resolutionen, Berichte..........................................................24 Erklärungen und Vorschläge (G 1-22)..............................................................................24 Resolutionen (G 23-25).................................................................................................... 25 Berichte (G 26-34)............................................................................................................26 H. Manuskripte und Notizen zur internationalen sozialistischen Bewegung.............................26 Manuskripte (H 1-35)........................................................................................................26 Notizen (H 36-41)............................................................................................................. 28 I. Zeitungsausschnitte, Korrespondenzen, Flugblätter..............................................................28 Amerika............................................................................................................................. 28 Deutschland...................................................................................................................... 28 England............................................................................................................................. 30 Frankreich......................................................................................................................... 30 Holland.............................................................................................................................. 30 Italien.................................................................................................................................30 Polen................................................................................................................................. 30 Schweiz.............................................................................................................................30 Spanien............................................................................................................................. 31 Internationale Konferenz bzw. Kommission......................................................................31 K. Geschäftliches...................................................................................................................... 31 L. Varia...................................................................................................................................... 32 M. Arbeiten von Robert Grimm.................................................................................................32 International Institute of Social History 2 Robert Grimm Papers 1914-1918 Robert Grimm Papers Collection ID ARCH00505 Creator Grimm, Robert. Other Creator(s) Period 1914-1918 Extent 1.7 m. Language list GermanEnglish Language of Material German Context Biographical Note Born in Wald, Switzerland 1881, died in Berne 1958; typographer; joined as an itinerant the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) in 1899; active in Swiss social democracy from 1905 as e.g. secretary of the Arbeiterbund Basel 1905-1906, trade union secretary 1907-1908 and editor in chief of Berner Tagwacht 1909-1918; Swiss delegate to the International Socialist Bureau (ISB) from 1912, he was instrumental in the formation of the social democratic antiwar opposition since 1914 by organizing its international conferences in Zimmerwald 1915 and Kienthal 1916 and as a secretary of its International Socialist Committee; member of the Executive of the Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS) 1915-1917 and 1919-1936; played a leading role in the Landesstreik-movement of 1918 and influenced the party's center-left stance in the early 1920s; held various parliamentary seats and executive functions from communal to federal level 1909-1955, President of the Federal Assembly in 1946. Acquisition Papers received by the IISH from Robert Grimm in 1957, see Annual Report IISH 1957, p. 15; with accrual from mrs Grimm in 1958, see Annual Report IISH 1958, p. 15 and from Mrs. Jenny Grimm, Bonn in 1970, see Annual Report IISH 1970, p. 10. Content and Structure Content Correspondence and other documents received and dispatched in his capacity as secretary of the International Socialist Committee in Berne, from and to Pavel Aksel'rod, S. Bronstein Semkovskij, Angelica Balabanoff, Camille Huysmans, Lenin, Willi Münzenberg, Christian Racovsky, Karl Radek, Henriette Roland Holst, Bertha Thalheimer, Leon Trotsky, David Wijnkoop, Clara Zetkin, G.E. Zinov'ev and others and the boards of various socialist parties and other organizations 1914-1918; circulars issued by R. Grimm and the International Socialist Committee 1915-1916; minutes and drafts of minutes of the Zimmerwald Conference and the preparatory session with mostly handwritten annexes 1915; handwritten minutes of the February and May session of the comprehensive committee 1916; minutes of the Kienthal Conference with mostly handwritten annexes 1916; declarations and resolutions issued by various socialist parties and other organizations 1914-1919; handwritten manifestos, reports and notes concerning the international socialist movement 1914-1917; press clippings, leaflets and pamphlets 1914-1917; manuscript of his translation of Charles Rappoport's Jean Jaurès biography n.d. Supplement (not arranged): correspondence (originals and photocopies) 1914-1918, financial documents 1915-1918 and documentation. International Institute of Social History 3 Robert Grimm Papers 1914-1918 Arrangement INHALTSVERZEICHNIS A. Briefe von Robert Grimm / Internationale Sozialistische Kommission zu Bern (ISK) (A 1-143) B. Briefe an Robert Grimm / ISK (B 1-201) C. Briefe von Dritten an Dritte (C 1-44) D. Rundschreiben von Robert Grimm / ISK (D 1-17) E. Rundschreiben Dritter (E 1-24) F. Protokolle und Anträge (F 1-14) G. Erklärungen und Vorschläge, Resolutionen, Berichte (G 1-34) H. Manuskripte und Notizen zur internationalen sozialistischen Bewegung (H 1-41) I. Zeitungsausschnitte, Korrespondenzen, Flugblätter (I 1-67) K. Geschäftliches (K 1-7) L. Varia (L 1-3) M. Arbeiten von Robert Grimm (M 1-3) Subjects Geographic Names Switzerland Persons Aksel'rod, Pavel Balabanoff, Angelica Bronstein Semkovskij, S. Huysmans, Camille Lenin, Vladimir Il'ič Münzenberg, Willi Racovsky, Christian Radek, Karl Roland Holst, Henriette Thalheimer, Bertha Trockij, Lev Davidovič Wijnkoop, David Zetkin, Clara Zinov'ev, G.E. Organizations International Socialist Committee Themes Communist movements and parties
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