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Guide to the Fiametta Olschki Papers relating to Leo S. Olschki (Firm) and Olschki family members, 1904-1994
M0739
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Title: Olschki, Fiammetta. Papers relating to Leo S. Olschki (Firm) and Olschki family members,
Date (inclusive): 1904-1994
Collection number: M0739
Collector:
Olschki, Fiammetta
Extent:
8.75 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Includes personal family correspondence between the Wittkowers and their son, and between the Olschkis and their children.
The papers of the firm include individual files of correspondence with major scholars and collectors. In addition, there is
a history of the firm written by Fiammetta Olschki Witt and information about her catalogue raisonné of European travel books,
1990. Included in the papers of the firm is a file on the Serristori archive (1452-195?) with descriptions and the 1982 valuation;
a political oddment file with a German anti-semitic leaflet, 1933, and student protest material from the 1960s and early 70s;
and three files about the Florence flood, documenting the losses suffered by the firm, 1966-67.
Language:
English.
Boxes 8-11 restricted until 2025.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Gift of Fiammetta Olschki Witt, 1995 and 1998.
Fiametta Olschki Papers relating to Leo S. Olschki (Firm) and Olschki family members. M0739. Dept. of Special Collections,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Leo S. Olschki was founder in 1886 of the prestigious publishing house of the same name. Fiammetta Witt née Olschki married
Mario Max Witt (earlier Wittkower). She is the granddaughter of Leo Samuel Olschki, and niece of Leonardo Olschki and Cesare
Olschki. Mario Witt's parents were Rudolf and Margot Wittkower.
Includes personal family correspondence between the Wittkowers and their son, and between the Olschkis and their children.
The papers of the firm include individual files of correspondence with major scholars and collectors. In addition, there is
a history of the firm written by Fiammetta Olschki Witt and information about her catalogue raisonné of European travel books,
1990. Included in the papers of the firm is a file on the Serristori archive (1452-195?) with descriptions and the 1982 valuation;
a political oddment file with a German anti-semitic leaflet, 1933, and student protest material from the 1960s and early 70s;
and three files about the Florence flood, documenting the losses suffered by the firm, 1966-67.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Barbensi, Gustavo.
Beltrame, Giancarlo.
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680.
Bircher, Martin.
Bonifacio, Franco.
Bononi, Loris Jacopo, 1929-
Borroni Salvadori, Fabia.
Bouffard, Pierre.
Bury, John.
Buzzanca, Giampaolo.
Chaney, Edward.
Corinth, Louis, 1858-1925.
De Marinis, Tammaro.
Fryszman, Jacques.
Heckscher, William S.
Held, Julius Samuel, 1905-
Hofmannstal, Gerty von.
Jacobi, Erwin R. (Erwin Reuben), 1909-1979.
Jaffâe, Michael, 1923-
Kissner, Franklin H. 1909-1988.
Mooser, R. Aloys.
Oakeshott, Walter, Sir.
Oechslin, Werner.
Olschki, Cesare.
Olschki, Leo Samuel.
Peyrefitte, Roger.
Praz, Mario, 1896-
Prezzolini, Giuseppe, 1882-
Saks, John A.
Sparrow, Joh Hanbury Angus, 1906-
Strano, Luigi.
Strauss, Rudolf.
Toulmin Meoli, Rachel.
Van Portengen, Lumen.
Olschki, Leonardo, 1885-1961.
Rosenthal, Robert.
Seilern, Antoine, Count, 1901-1978.
Vishniac, Roman, 1897-
Weil, Hanna.
Witt, Mario Max.
Wittkower, Margot.
Wittkower, Rudolf.
Zorzi, Alvise.
Leo S. Olschki (Firm)
. 0$aBooksellers and bookselling--Italy.
. 0$aFloods--Florence (Italy)
. 0$aPublishers and publishing--Italy.
. 0$aSerristori archive.