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Hermann Broch Collection

Content and Scope : The collection contains correspondence of Hermann Broch, as well as several manuscripts by him. Correspondence contained in the collection includes transcripts of correspondence among Hermann Broch, Georg Landauer, and Leo Lauterbach, with discussion of poet Abraham Sonne (Avraham Ben-Yitzhak); two letters from The Viking Press to Broch with rejections of books he submitted; 11 letters from Sibylle (Billy) Lieben, daughter of author Franz Blei, regarding efforts to secure Blei's immigration to the United States during 1940 and 1941; and five typewritten and signed letters from Hermann Broch to author Hans Reisiger, which contain updates from Broch on his work. Also included is correspondence between sculptor Irma Rothstein and the Leo Baeck Institute regarding busts she made of Hermann Broch; and a photocopy of Hermann Broch's report on his efforts to help writers escape from Europe during World War II. Manuscripts contained in the collection include : Manuscript: "An Autobiography as Program for Future Work". Undated; English, 30 p. (fragment); typed. Exploration of philosophical theory in political science: absolutism vs. relativism in values and ethics of con

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