Overview of the Fanny Jezierska letters received

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Title: Fanny Jezierska letters received
Date (inclusive): 1916-1939
Collection Number: 67040
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: German
Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Five original and thirteen photocopies of letters by the German communist leader Klara Zetkin, 1916-1932, relating to the communist and feminist movements in Germany; three letters by the German socialist leader Franz Mehring and his wife Eva, 1918, relating to political conditions in Germany; one letter by the German physicist Albert Einstein, 1932, relating to requests for reprints of articles; one letter by the German socialist youth leader Willy Brandt, 1936, relating to proposed united front activities with the German communist youth; and five letters by the German socialist leader Georg Ledebour, 1936-1939, relating to the socialist movement.
Creator: Mehring, Franz, 1846-1919
Creator: Jezierska, Fanny, 1887-1945
Creator: Zetkin, Klara, 1857-1933
Creator: Mehring, Eva
Creator: Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Creator: Brandt, Willy, 1913-1992
Creator: Ledebour, Georg, 1850-1947
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1967.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Fanny Jezierska letters received, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Polish-German socialist; secretary to Rosa Luxemburg.

Scope and Content of Collection

Five original and thirteen photocopies of letters by the German communist leader Klara Zetkin, 1916-1932, relating to the communist and feminist movements in Germany; three letters by the German socialist leader Franz Mehring and his wife Eva, 1918, relating to political conditions in Germany; one letter by the German physicist Albert Einstein, 1932, relating to requests for reprints of articles; one letter by the German socialist youth leader Willy Brandt, 1936, relating to proposed united front activities with the German communist youth; and five letters by the German socialist leader Georg Ledebour, 1936-1939, relating to the socialist movement.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Anti-Nazi movement
Germany -- Politics and government -- 20th century
World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
Communism -- Germany
Youth movements -- Germany
Socialism -- Germany
Women's rights -- Germany