Hermanns (William) Papers

Series I. Personal Papers 1917-1990

Arrangement

In this series, personal correspondence is organized alphabetically by correspondent and then chronologically by date. Documents are organized alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Contents

These personal papers primarily consist of Hermanns' correspondence with friends, family, acquaintances, and organizations. His mostly outgoing letters to Mabel Stonehill, his long-time confidant, are of particular interest in the correspondence, where he regaled her with moments in his life. Additionally, there is mutual correspondence with Lidine Belova, whom he later wrote a biography about, Archbishop Fulton Sheen, and Hermine Ruess of Greiss, the second wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II with whom he shared his poetry. At the same time, she lived in exile after WW I. Also documented in this collection are Hermanns' extensive exchanges with the Berlin Compensation Office ( Entschädigungsamt Berlin), Fabian von Schlabrendorff, and Dr. Ottmar Menchow regarding reparations for losses suffered before, during, and after World War II. Other documents include the personal effects of Hermanns, such as financial records, passports, awards, resumes, and his obituary.

Sub-Series 1. Personal Correspondence 1921-1990

Box 1, Folder 1

Additional Royal Correspondence [Duplicates] 1940-1984

Box 1, Folder 2

Beasom, Herman (1 of 2) 1976-1978

Box 1, Folder 3

Beasom, Herman (2 of 2) 1976-1978

Box 1, Folder 4

Bechdolshein, Markus von 1981

Box 1, Folder 5

Belova, Lidine 1954-1959

Box 1, Folder 6

Catholic Church Correspondence 1948-1965

Box 1, Folder 7

The Church of Christ, Scientist 1945-1954

Box 1, Folder 8

Einstein, Albert [photocopies] 1943, 1952

Box 1, Folder 9

Entschädigungsamt Berlin [Compensation Office Berlin] 1950-1981

Box 1, Folder 10

Family Correspondence 1921-1972

Box 1, Folder 11

General Correspondence 1922-1984

Box 1, Folder 12

Hermanns, Hermann [Duplicates] 1928

Box 1, Folder 13

Mann, Thomas 1937

Box 1, Folder 14

Norton, Ken [Regarding Hermanns Estate] 1990

Box 1, Folder 15

O'Neil, Oona [Lady Chaplin] 1978

Box 1, Folder 16

Ruess, Hermine von [Duplicates] 1932-1940

Box 1, Folder 17

Sheen, Fulton J. 1948-1972

Box 1, Folder 18

Schlabrendorff, Fabian von (1 of 2) 1977-1981, 1954

Box 1, Folder 19

Schlabrendorff, Fabian von (2 of 2) 1977-1981, 1954

Box 1, Folder 20

Stonehill, Mabel (1 of 5) 1941-1970

Box 1, Folder 21

Stonehill, Mabel (2 of 5) 1941-1970

Box 1, Folder 22

Stonehill, Mabel (3 of 5) 1941-1970

Box 1, Folder 23

Stonehill, Mabel (4 of 5) 1941-1970

Box 1, Folder 24

Stonehill, Mabel (5 of 5) 1941-1970

Sub-Series 2. Documents 1917-1990

Box 1, Folder 25

Address Book c. 1969-1972

Box 1, Folder 26

Awards 1965-1977

Box 1, Folder 27

Financial records 1934-1986

Box 1, Folder 28

Polizeiliche Ubmeldung [Police Registration Form, Duplicates] 1933

Box 1, Folder 29

Sterbeurkunde [Death Certificate] 1917

Box 1, Folder 30

William Hermanns Passports 1967-1983

Box 1, Folder 31

William Hermanns Obituary and Life Sketch 1976-1990

Box 1, Folder 32

William Hermanns Resume and Applications 1944-1947

Series II. Professional Papers 1920-1989

Arrangement

This series is seperated by subject then ordered alphabetically by name or title.

Scope and Contents

Hermanns engaged in numerous professional activities, academic, governmental, non-governmental, and literary. In Sub-Series 1. Academic Correspondence, he had numerous exchanges within San Jose State College(SJSC) and many other universities and academics. In 1951 he was briefly dismissed by the head of the Department of German due to budget cuts. However, by 1953, he managed to reverse this dismissal with the California Department of Education. In Sub-Series 2. Governmental Correspondence, his governmental exchanges were similarly diverse, with correspondence with several German and American presidents and other Royal and governmental bodies. Letters from his work with the Office of Strategic Services are also featured here. In Sub-Series 3. Organization Records, after retiring from San Jose State College in 1965, he dedicated more time to non-governmental organizations seeking to further international unity. Organizational records, correspondence, and public relations material demonstrate his role in earlier organizations but most heavily depict the creation and running of the Einstein-Hermanns Foundation meant to encourage international cultural exchange and understanding. Sub-Series 4. Publication Materials contain his writings' publication agreements, correspondence, and public relations material. The final Sub-Series 5. Work Papers contain some of the materials used by Hermanns to teach during his time at SJSC.

Sub-Series 1. Academic Correspondence 1941-1984

Box 1, Folder 33

Harvard University Correspondence 1941-1946

Box 1, Folder 34

Küng, Hans 1978-1984

Box 1, Folder 35

MacQuarrie, Thomas 1949-1951

Box 1, Folder 36

Quijano, Margarita 1957-1965

Box 1, Folder 37

San Jose State College Department of German 1951-1962

Box 1, Folder 38

San Jose State College on Dismissal and Reinstatement 1946-1965

Box 1, Folder 39

San Jose State College Modern Language Department on Promotions 1948-1965

Box 1, Folder 40

Student Letters of Recommendation 1949-1960

Box 1, Folder 41

University of California Berkeley 1950-1961

Box 1, Folder 42

Wahlquist, John T. (1 of 2) 1952-1958

Box 1, Folder 43

Wahlquist, John T. (2 of 2) 1952-1958

Sub-Series 2. Governmental Correspondence 1920-1981

Box 1, Folder 44

Additional Military Correspondence 1944-1951

Box 1, Folder 45

Bundespräsidialamt Theodor Huess 1952-1957

Box 1, Folder 46

Bundespräsidialamt Walter Scheel 1976-1981

Box 1, Folder 47

Callori di Vignale, Federico [ Maggiordomo di Sua Santità] 1964

Box 1, Folder 48

Constituent Correspondence 1964

Box 1, Folder 49

Executive Office of the President Dwight E. Eisenhower 1958

Box 1, Folder 50

Executive Office of the President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1944-1945

Box 1, Folder 51

Executive Office of the President Harry S. Truman 1945

Box 1, Folder 52

German Government Correspondence [Duplicates] 1920-1935

Box 1, Folder 53

Jourdan, Henri [Duplicates] 1933

Box 1, Folder 54

Office of Strategic Services 1944-1945

Box 1, Folder 55

Parliament of the United Kingdom 1949

Box 1, Folder 56

Der Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg 1933

Sub-Series 3. Organization Records 1926-1989 1983-1987

Box 1, Folder 57

Anne Frank Academy Correspondence and Pamphlet 1959-1960

Box 1, Folder 58

Conscientious Students for Peace Flyers undated

Box 1, Folder 59

Einstein-Hermanns Foundation Correspondence (1 of 3) 1983-1987

Box 1, Folder 60

Einstein-Hermanns Foundation Correspondence (2 of 3) 1983-1987

Box 1, Folder 61

Einstein-Hermanns Foundation Correspondence (3 of 3) 1983-1987

Box 1, Folder 62

Einstein-Hermanns Foundation Records c. 1980

Box 1, Folder 63

German International Labor Organization 1926-1928

Box 2, Folder 1

Helena Dudley Association Correspondence and Programs 1939-1940

Box 2, Folder 2

New York Institute for the Education of the Blind 1939-1940

Box 2, Folder 3

Planetary Citizens Pledge c.1980

Box 2, Folder 4

Swedish Einstein-Hermanns Foundation Correspondence 1983-1987

Box 2, Folder 5

Swedish Einstein-Hermanns Foundation Membership and Financial records 1981-1987

Box 2, Folder 6

Swedish Einstein-Hermanns Foundation Public Relations (1 of 2) 1986-1989

Box 2, Folder 7

Swedish Einstein-Hermanns Foundation Public Relations (2 of 2) 1986-1989

Box 2, Folder 8

World Federalist Youth India Correspondence 1987-1989

Box 2, Folder 9

World Youth Parliament Correspondence 1987

Box 2, Folder 10

Youth Parliament at Mura Marris Gotland 1987

Sub-Series 4. Publication Materials 1937-1985 1976-1984

Box 2, Folder 11

BDF Communication Public Relations 1977

Box 2, Folder 12

Christian Science Publishing Society Hymnal Correspondence 1946-1955

Box 2, Folder 13

Einstein and the Poet Publication Materials 1981-1984

Box 2, Folder 14

Einstein and the Poet Reviews 1983-1985

Box 2, Folder 15

English Poetry Publisher Correspondence 1977-1982

Box 2, Folder 16

Die Feder Stockt Correspondence 1978-1981

Box 2, Folder 17

German Poetry Publisher Correspondence 1980-1981

Box 2, Folder 18

Gespräche mit Einstein in kritischer Zeit (das Kind und der Berg) Publication Agreement 1962

Box 2, Folder 19

The Holocaust Public Relations 1972-1977

Box 2, folder 120

The Holocaust Publication Agreement 1971

Box 2, Folder 21

The Holocaust Publisher Correspondence 1972-1982

Box 2, Folder 22

The Holocaust Review by Linus Pauling c.1976

Box 2, Folder 23

The Holocaust Reviews 1977-1985

Box 2, Folder 24

Inspirational Method of Teaching a Foreign Language Publication Correspondence 1960

Box 2, Folder 25

Liddy Belova Publisher Contacts and Correspondence 1974-1985

Box 2, Folder 26

Manuscript Synopses 1979-1980

Box 2, Folder 27

Maria und der Spötter Publisher Correspondence 1973-1981

Box 2, Folder 28

Mary and the Mocker Publisher Correspondence 1950-1965

Box 2, Folder 29

Mary Converts her Mocker Publisher Correspondence 1967-1973

Box 2, Folder 30

Music Correspondence 1980

Box 2, Folder 31

Pergolesi Broadcasting Rights 1937

Box 2, Folder 32

The Plains of Abraham Broadcasting Correspondence 1939, 1940, 1976-1982

Box 2, Folder 33

Poor Kaiser, Poor Germany, Poor God Publisher Correspondence 1977-1982

Box 2, folder 34

Publication Requests Correspondence 1950-1982

Box 2, Folder 35

Publisher Booklets, Flyers, and Clippings 1972-1981

Box 2, Folder 36

Publisher Lists, Events, and Pamphlets 1972-1981

Box 2, Folder 37

The Rape of Souls Publisher Correspondence 1951-1974

Box 2, Folder 38

The Rape of Souls Review by Edvin Augusts 1973

Box 2, Folder 39

A Soldier Says No Publication Rights 1982

Box 2, Folder 40

Die Vergewaltigte Lorelei Publisher Correspondence 1978-1982

Sub-Series 5. Work Papers 1942-1986

Box 2, Folder 41

Event Invitations 1942-1984

Box 2, Folder 42

Grant Requests 1967

Box 2, Folder 43

Speaker Events and Programs 1948-1977

Box 2, Folder 44

Teaching Materials 1961

Box 2, Folder 45

Themenliste zum Proseminar II [List of topics for literary seminar] 1986

Series III. Subject Files 1921-1990

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by topic, then alphabetically by title and format.

Scope and Contents

The research materials used by Hermanns are contained in this series and are organized by the research topic he wrote on extensively. The series contains numerous newspaper clippings, publications, flyers, and other documents. Featured in the sub-series on Albert Einstein are clippings from May 2, 1955, in Life Magazine, where Hermanns was interviewed. He also collected many German and English newspapers and clippings which documented the state of German politics in the wake of WWII, the Nuremberg Trials, and the involvement of Communist nations at the beginning of the Cold War. As for his religious studies, he collected many Catholic newsletters and articles throughout the 1940s and 1960s, primarily related to Catholicism's relationship to other religions, including Judaism and liturgical practices. Hermanns compiled his research dossiers for his memoirs which have been kept in their original order and featured both documents, photographs of correspondence, and an illustration of Hermanns. He also collected numerous American and British newspapers relating to the death of Churchill.

Many newspaper clippings were scanned and duplicated due to the original's deteriorated condition.

Sub-Series 1. Albert Einstein 1930-1963

Box 2, Folder 46

Journal Articles on Einstein's Death 1955, 1963

Box 2, Folder 47

Library Receipt 1960

Box 2, Folder 48

Life Magazine May 2, 1955

Box 10, Folder 1

Newspaper clippings - Einstein's Death 1950, 1955

Box 2, Folder 49

Newspaper clippings - Einstein's Religion of Science 1930

Sub-Series 2. Global Politics 1927-1979

Box 2, Folder 50

aus politik und zeit geschichte 1963

Box 2, Folder 51

Correspondence - Rappich, Dominik [with Robert Kempner and Erzbischof con Poznan] 1969,1979

Box 2, Folder 52

Correspondence - Speer, Albert 1966

Box 2, Folder 53

Die Menschenrechte 1931

Box 2, Folder 54

Newspaper Clippings - American Education and Soviet Russia undated

Box 2, Folder 55

Newspaper Clippings - Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster [duplicates] 1927-1979

Box 10, Folder 2

Newspaper clippings - German politics post-WWII 1944-1964

Box 10, Folder 3

Newspaper clippings - German politics post-WWII [duplicates] 1961-1964

Box 10, Folder 4

The Student Mobilizer, Volume 3, Number 4 April 2, 1970

Box 2, Folder 56

Youth in the Atomic Age: Seminar Report by the World Assembly of Youth 1959

Sub-Series 3. Religious Studies 1949-1990

Box 2, Folder 57

Conscious Choice for a Happy Earth 1990

Box 2, Folder 58

Gnade Über Mayerling by Oda Schneider 1957

Box 2, Folder 59

Memorial Church Times & Eternity 1982

Box 2, Folder 60

Newspaper Clippings [with duplicates] 1949-1979

Box 2, Folder 61

Rom und die Juden by Pinchas Lapide c.1981

Box 2, Folder 62

Scarboro Missions booklets and flyers 1954

Sub-Series 4. William Hermanns 1921-1990

Box 2, Folder 63

Biographical Notes on Hermanns undated

Box 2, Folder 64

Der Grosse Ruf on die Katholische 1963

Box 2, Folder 65

Memoir Research Materials 1921-1980

Box 2, Folder 66

Memoir Research Materials 1933-1981

Box 2, Folder 67

Memoir Research Materials 1965-1983

Box 2, Folder 68

Newspaper Clippings - Desert Sentinel 1984-1987

Box 10, Folder 5

Newspaper Clippings - French 1972

Box 2, Folder 69

Newspaper Clippings - German 1960

Box 10, Folder 6

Newspaper Clippings - Mixed Publishers 1955-1985

Box 2, Folder 70

Newspaper Clippings - Peninsula Living Weekend Special [duplicates] January 15, 1977

Box 10, Folder 7

Newspaper Clippings - San Jose Mercury News 1948-1990

Box 2, Folder 71

Newspaper Clippings - Spartan Daily 1947-1967

Box 2, Folder 72

The Owl c.1977

Box 2, Folder 73

San Jose State College Alumni Association Publications 1958-1964

Box 10, Folder 8

Santa Cruz Community Consciousness Carnival c.1980

Box 10, Folder 9

Spartan Daily 1946-1965

Box 2, Folder 74

Welt Kunst Kultur Westermann Monatsmagazin Cover 1971

Sub-Series 5. Winston Churchill 1965-1975

Box 2, Folder 75

The English Speaking Union 1965

Box 10, Folder 10

Churchill Memorial Appeal 1965

Box 10, Folder 11

The Sunday Times Magazine 1965

Box 10, Folder 13

Newspapers - Death of Churchill (1 of 2) 1965

Box 10, Folder 14

Newspapers - Death of Churchill (2 of 2) 1965

Box 10, Folder 12

Newspaper Clippings - Death of Churchill 1965-1975

Series IV. Photographs, Negatives, and Film 1900-1990

Arrangement

This series is organized alphabetically by title.

Scope and Contents

The photographs and negatives in this series primarily feature Hermanns with his friends, family, and acquaintances. There are additional film negatives of letters and documents containing images of the correspondence between Hermanns and many notable persons he interacted with throughout his life. During a visit to Verdun, Hermanns had also collected photographs, postcards, guide maps, and some pressed flowers kept in the original order.

Box 2, Folder 76

Adenauer, Konrad with Hermanns Photograph 1966

Box 2, Folder 77

Beasom, Herman Photographs 1976

Box 2, Folder 78

Churchill, Winston Photographs 1964

Box 2, Folder 79

Einstein, Albert with Hermanns Photographs and Negatives 1955, 1987

Box 2, Folder 80

Hermanns Family Photographs c.1914-1930

Box 2, Folder 81

Hermanns Family Photographs [duplicates] c.1900-1921

Box 2, Folder 82

Hermanns, William Photographs c.1980-1990

Box 8, Box 1

Letters and Documents Film Negatives undated

Box 2, Folder 83

Ruess, Hermine von and Kaiser Wilhelm II 1933

Box 2, Folder 84

von Papen and Hermanns c.1960

Box 2, Folder 85

Tagore, Rabindranath Signature Photograph undated

Box 2, Folder 86

Verdun Souvenir Photographs, Documents, and Pressed Flowers [duplicates] c. 1981-1985

Series V. Writings 1920-2019 1971-1984

Arrangement

This series is devided by record type which are then organized alphabetically by title.

Scope and Contents

The writings of William Hermanns contain the published and unpublished manuscripts of his many works. The works contained consist of typed and handwritten papers, screenplays, transcripts, drafts, notes, and notebooks.

Sub-Series 1. Articles 1939-1943

Scope and Contents

While Hermanns has written many articles, but two English articles are documented here. "The Principles of Teaching" was published in the 1939 journal, Education, which resulted in his invitation to lecture at Harvard University.

Box 3, Folder 1

The Principles of Teaching 1939

Box 3, Folder 2

A World League to Enforce Peace 1943

Sub-Series 2. Books 1955-2009 1970-1984

Scope and Contents

This sub-series (bulk 1971-1982) mainly contains the English and German unpublished manuscripts of Hermanns' books, excerpts from chapters, and a CD with an inventory of his microfilms. Three of his published works are represented here, Mary and the Mocker(1953), The Holocaust - from a Survivor of Verdun (1972), and Einstein and the Poet (1983).

Box 3, Folder 3

Arise Ye Mothers undated

Box 3, Folder 4

Bibliographies, Hermann's works 1975-2019

Box 3, Folder 5

Biography, Hermanns 1943-2010

Box 3, Folder 6

Drafts and excerpts 1963

Box 3, Folder 7

Einstein and the Poet (1 of 3) 1982

Box 3, Folder 8

Einstein and the Poet (2 of 3) 1982

Box 3, Folder 9

Einstein and the Poet (3 of 3) 1982

Box 3, Folder 10

Einstein unused articles in 9/79 edition 1979

Box 3, Folder 11

Gift of the Spirit (1 of 2) 1971

Box 3, Folder 12

Gift of the Spirit (2 of 2) 1971

Box 3, Folder 13

I Embrace My Destiny (1 of 2) 1961

Box 3, Folder 14

I Embrace My Destiny (2 of 2) 1961

Box 3, Folder 15

I Embrace My Destiny Calendar of chapters 1961

Box 3, Folder 16

The Holocaust - from a Survivor of Verdun, Harper edition notes undated

Box 3, Folder 17

The Holocaust Introductory Essay c.1981

Box 3, Folder 18

I Met Churchill undated

Box 3, Folder 19

Incense & Slaughter, unused manuscript undated

Box 3, Folder 20

Kaiser and People, with additional works undated

Box 3, Folder 21

Maria und der Spötter 1962

Box 3, Folder 22

Maria und der Spötter 1963

Box 3, Folder 23

Maria und der Spötter 1979

Box 3, Folder 24

Maria und der Spötter, 7th edition 1979

Box 3, Folder 25

Mary and the Mocker 1955

Box 3, Folder 26

Mary Converts her Mocker, 4th edition c.1979

Box 3, Folder 27

My Life (1 of 3) c. 1960s

Box 3, Folder 28

My Life (2 of 3) c. 1960s

Box 3, Folder 29

My Life (3 of 3) c. 1960s

Box 3, Folder 30

My Life, 2nd edition (1 of 2) c. 1960s

Box 3, Folder 31

My Life, 2nd edition (2 of 2) c. 1960s

Box 4, Folder 1

My Life #2 (1 of 2) c.1960s

Box 4, Folder 2

My Life #2 (2 of 2) c.1960s

Box 4, Folder 3

My Life #2, biographical notes c.1960s

Box 4, Folder 4

Poor Kaiser, Poor Germany, Poor God 1978

Box 4, Folder 5

The Rape of Souls (1 of 4) 1973

Box 4, Folder 6

The Rape of Souls (2 of 4) 1973

Box 4, Folder 7

The Rape of Souls (3 of 4) 1973

Box 4, Folder 8

The Rape of Souls (4 of 4) 1973

Box 4, Folder 9

The Rape of Souls [duplicate] (1 of 4) 1973

Box 4, Folder 10

The Rape of Souls [duplicate] (2 of 4) 1973

Box 4, Folder 11

The Rape of Souls [duplicate] (3 of 4) 1973

Box 4, Folder 12

The Rape of Souls [duplicate] (4 of 4) 1973

Box 4, Folders 13

Rape of Souls, editorial evaluations c.1973-1974

Box 4, Folder 14

The Rape of Souls, intro copies 1973

Box 4, Folder 15

San Jose State Memoirs 1965-1974

Box 4, Folder 16

Sacrifice Your Son (1 of 3) 1970

Box 4, Folder 17

Sacrifice Your Son (2 of 3) 1970

Box 4, Folder 18

Sacrifice Your Son (3 of 3) 1970

Box 4, Folder 19

Sacrifice Your Son (1 of 2) 1971

Box 4, Folder 20

Sacrifice Your Son (2 of 2) 1971

Box 4, Folder 21

Sacrifice Your Son (1 of 2) 1972

Box 5, Folder 1

Sacrifice Your Son, (2 of 2) 1972

Box 5, Folder 2

Sacrifie ton fils (1 of 2) 1985

Box 5, Folder 3

Sacrifie ton fils (2 of 2) 1985

Box 5, Folder 4

Seeds of the Last Day (1 of 2) 1971

Box 5, Folder 5

Seeds of the Last Day (2 of 2) 1971

Box 5, Folder 6

Seeds of the Last Day undated

Box 5, Folder 7

A Teacher Wrestles with his German Past (1 of 2) 1960

Box 5, Folder 8

A Teacher Wrestles with his German Past (2 of 2) 1960

Box 5, Folder 9

Vibrations of Heaven and Hell 1981

Box 5, Folder 10

_Timewealth and the Church 1972

Box 5, Folder 11

Wilhelm It Is (1 of 2) c.1960s

Box 5, Folder 12

Wilhelm It Is (2 of 2) c.1960s

Box 5, Folder 13

Wilhelm It Is (1 of 2) 1971

Box 5, Folder 14

Wilhelm It Is (2 of 2) 1971

Box 5, Folder 15

Wilhelm It Is, The Story of Sister Nanny undated

Box 5, Folder 16

Microfilm on CD with inventory 2002-2009

Sub-Series 3. Essays 1943-1980

Scope and Contents

This sub-series (bulk 1973-1980) lists the English and German essays written by Hermanns covering numerous topics in response to events in global politics and religion. Some of these essays may have been later incorporated into book manuscripts.

Box 5, Folder 17

Catholicism in Crisis 1973

Box 5, Folder 18

Churchill at Harvard 1943

Box 5, Folder 19

Inspirational Method of Teaching c.1960s

Box 5, Folder 20

Letter to the Kaiser c.1970

Box 5, Folder 21

Letters to the World undated

Box 5, Folder 22

Letter to the Youth of the World 1983

Box 5, Folder 23

Open Letter to President Nixon 1971

Box 5, Folder 24

Napoleon's Cup / Die Tasse Napoleans 1976

Box 5, Folder 25

Short essays omitted from Vibrations 1976-1980

Box 5, Folder 26

The State-Owned Man, Einstein 1933-1945

Box 5, Folder 27

The State-Owned Man, Hitler, Goebbles, Church, and Mussolini c.1940s

Sub-Series 4. Plays 1920-2019 1934-1984

Scope and Contents

This sub-series (bulk c.1926-1936, 1980-1984) contains English, German, and French screenplays written for radio, film, and theater. Hermanns mainly wrote plays during the transitional period between receiving his doctorate in Sociology in 1926 and his stay in France from 1934-1935 after fleeing Germany. He returned to writing plays in the late 1970s, including several religious works.

Box 5, Folder 28

Play Titles 2019

Box 5, Folder 29

The Address Book / Das Notizbuch c.1920s-1930s

Box 5, Folder 30

Berufsberatung für Abiturienten c.1920s-1930s

Box 5, Folder 31

Besuch auf einer Arbeiterkolonie c.1920s

Box 5, Folder 32

Betty c.1930s

Box 5, Folder 33

Between Two Fires / Zwischen Zwei Feuern! c.1930s

Box 5, Folder 34

Charlotte Cordoy c.1930s

Box 5, Folder 35

Le Costume, Ballet en deux actes 1934

Box 5, Folder 36

La Dixieme Symphonie c.1934

Box 5, Folder 37

Die Drei Mätressen! c.1930s

Box 5, Folder 38

Edgar's Patent c.1920s

Box 5, Folder 39

Der Englische Parlamentarismus c.1920s

Box 5, Folder 40

Enid c.1920s

Box 5, Folder 41

Entwurf zu Lucrezia Borgia! c.1920s

Box 5, Folder 42

Gesammelte Plauderei (was viele nicht wissen.) c.1920s

Box 5, Folder 43

The Golden Comb of the Lorelei (1 of 2) 1980

Box 5, Folder 44

The Golden Comb of the Lorelei (2 of 2) 1980

Box 5, Folder 45

Der Goldne Kamm der Lorelei 1941-1944, 1980

Box 5, Folder 46

Du Kannst es, wenn Du net willst! c.1920s

Box 5, Folder 47

Les Millards de Morell c.1934

Box 5, Folder 48

Mütter grosser Denker! c.1920s

Box 5, Folder 49

Pergolesi 1936-1937

Box 6, Folder 1

The Plains of Abraham 1958

Box 6, Folder 2

Box 6, Folder 3

The Plains of Abraham, Documents 1940-1982

Box 6, Folder 4

Seelenhunger 1982

Box 6, Folder 5

Simon Bolivar 1940-1941

Box 6, Folder 6

Sister Nanny undated

Box 6, Folder 7

Tannhäuser undated

Box 6, Folder 8

Le Testament de l'abbé Mélier c.1935

Box 6, Folder 9

Le Testament de l'Abbé Mélier, Harry Baur correspondence 1935

Box 6, Folder 10

Das Testament des Abbe Melier c.1935

Box 6, Folder 11

Theatergluck c.1920s

Box 6, Folder 12

Die Vergewaltigte Lorelei 1977

Box 6, Folder 13

Die Vergewaltigte Lorelei 1981

Box 6, Folder 14

Die Vergewaltigte Lorelei 1982

Box 6, Folder 15

Die Vergewaltigte der Lorelei 1984

Box 6, Folder 16

Je veux te voir fort c.1934-1935

Box 6, Folder 17

The Victory of Democracy undated

Sub-Series 5. Poetry 1932-2019 1974-1984

Scope and Contents

This sub-series (bulk 1976-1984) contains the English and German poems/ gedicht written by William Hermanns. He was a prolific writer and wrote thousands of poems which he frequently sent to friends and family. Other works were compiled into published works, such as Passion and Compassion, but many more remained unpublished.

Box 6, Folder 18

Adam, Wo Bist Du? (1 of 2) 1975

Box 6, Folder 19

Adam, Wo Bist Du? (2 of 2) 1975

Box 6, Folder 20

Epigrams and Proverbs 1947-1987

Box 6, Folder 21

Flash Drive of English and German Poetry 2019

Box 6, Folder 22

From the Tree of Knowledge 1976

Box 6, Folder 23

From the Tree of Knowledge (1 of 2) 1986

Box 6, Folder 24

From the Tree of Knowledge (2 of 2) 1986

Box 6, Folder 25

Loose Gedicht Drafts c. 1966-1979

Box 6, Folder 26

Loose Gedicht Drafts 1968-1985

Box 6, Folder 27

Loose Gedicht Drafts and Notes 1983-1989

Box 6, Folder 28

Loose Poem Drafts c.1973-1984

Box 6, Folder 29

Loose Poem Drafts c.1981-1987

Box 6, Folder 30

Loose Poem Drafts c.1984

Box 6, Folder 31

Loose Poem Drafts undated

Box 6, Folder 32

Hymn Book, German Translation for Christian Science (1 of 2) c.1946-1955

Box 6, Folder 33

Hymn Book, German Translation for Christian Science (2 of 2) c.1946-1955

Box 6, Folder 34

Journal with Letter 1932-1933

Box 6, Folder 35

Memoirs and Poems 1979

Box 6, Folder 36

Notebooks with Essays and Poems 1983-1984

Box 6, Folder 37

Notebooks with Gedicht 1977

Box 6, Folder 38

Notebooks with Outlines and Notes undated

Box 7, Folder 1

Notebooks with Poems 1978-1980

Box 7, Folder 2

Notebooks with Poems (1 of 3) 1982

Box 7, Folder 3

Notebooks with Poems (2 of 3) 1982

Box 7, Folder 4

Notebooks with Poems (3 of 3) 1982

Box 7, Folder 5

Notebooks with Poems 1983-1984

Box 7, Folder 6

Notebooks with Poems 1984

Box 7, Folder 7

Notebooks with Poems 1986

Box 7, Folder 8

Notebooks with Poems undated

Box 7, Folder 9

Notebooks with Poems and Drafts c.1978-1980

Box 7, Folder 10

Notebooks with Poems and a Letter c.1978

Box 7, Folder 11

Notebooks with Poems and Notes 1974

Box 7, Folder 12

Notebooks with Poems and Notes c.1981

Box 7, Folder 13

Notebooks with Poems and Prose 1984

Box 7, Folder 14

Notebooks with Poems from Stockholm and Dreams 1975-1983

Box 7, Folder 15

Numbered Excerpts 1979

Box 7, Folder 16

Numbered Gedicht Index 1981-1984, 2019

Box 7, Folder 17

Numbered Gedicht 001-100 undated

Box 7, Folder 18

Numbered Gedicht 101-200 undated

Box 7, Folder 19

Numbered Gedicht 201-300 undated

Box 7, Folder 20

Numbered Gedicht 301-400 undated

Box 7, Folder 21

Numbered Gedicht 401-500 undated

Box 7, Folder 22

Numbered Gedicht 501-550 undated

Box 7, Folder 23

Numbered Gedicht 600-605 undated

Box 7, Folder 24

Numbered Gedicht Drafts 1977-1980

Box 7, Folder 25

Numbered Gedicht Drafts, 351 Heilige Schande c.1981

Box 7, Folder 26

Numbered Gedicht [duplicates] 001-100 1984

Box 7, Folder 27

Numbered Gedicht [duplicates] 101-200 1984

Box 7, Folder 28

Numbered Gedicht [duplicates] 201-300 1984

Box 7, Folder 29

Numbered Gedicht [duplicates] 301-400 1984

Box 7, Folder 30

Numbered Gedicht [duplicates] 401-416 1984

Box 8, Folder 1

Numbered Poem Index 1982, 2019

Box 8, Folder 2

Numbered Poems 001-100 undated

Box 8, Folder 3

Numbered Poems 101-200 undated

Box 8, Folder 4

Numbered Poems 201-300 undated

Box 8, Folder 5

Numbered Poems 300-375 undated

Box 8, Folder 6

Numbered Poems, Drafts 1972-1984

Box 8, Folder 7

Numbered Poems, Drafts 605-607 1972-1984

Box 8, Folder 8

Numbered Poems [duplicates] 001-100 (1 of 2) 1983

Box 8, Folder 9

Numbered Poems [duplicates] 001-100 (2 of 2) 1983

Box 8, Folder 10

Numbered Poems [duplicates] 101-200 1983

Box 8, Folder 11

Numbered Poems [duplicates] 102-190 1983

Box 8, Folder 12

Numbered Poems [duplicates] 201-300 1983

Box 8, Folder 13

Numbered Poems [duplicates] 301-379 1983

Box 8, Folder 14

Numbered Poems [duplicates] 500-521 1983

Box 8, Folder 15

Numbered Poems [duplicates] 600-609 1983

Box 8, Folder 16

Passion and Compassion 1948

Box 8, Folder 17

Passion and Compassion, Loose Poems c.1948

Box 8, Folder 18

Poems and Introductions 1974

Box 8, Folder 19

Poems and Introductions, related materials c.1974-1976

Box 8, Folder 20

Verdun Poetry and Notes c.1984-1993

Box 8, Folder 21

Zukunft Wohin (1 of 2) 1974-1975

Box 8, Folder 22

Zukunft Wohin (2 of 2) 1974-1975

Box 8, Folder 23

Zukunft Wohin / Adam, Wo Bist du? Materials 1981-1984

Sub-Series 6. Radio Transcripts c.1920-1933 c.1920s

Scope and Contents

This sub-series consists of the radio transcripts for Berlin Radio of educational talks and presentations by Hermanns discussing his political and social exchanges.

Box 9, Folder 1

Alte Werkmeisterfamilien c.1920s

Box 9, Folder 2

Amalie Dietrich c.1920s

Box 9, Folder 3

Freiwilliger Arbeitsdienst! c.1920s

Box 9, Folder 4

Das Gesicht der heutigen Jugend c.1920s

Box 9, Folder 5

Goethe und der Eros c.1920s

Box 9, Folder 6

Im nächtlichen Obdach c.1920s

Box 9, Folder 7

Jeanne d'Arc in Geschichte und Literatur c.1920s

Box 9, Folder 8

Jugend und Maschine c. 1920s

Box 9, Folder 9

Kritiken Radiofunk 1931-1933

Box 9, Folder 10

Respecte tu femme! c.1934-1935

Box 9, Folder 11

Sprechstunde bei einer Fürsorgeärztin c.1920s

Box 9, Folder 12

Die Sozialen Aufgaben des Völkerbundes! c.1920s

Sub-Series 7. Songs and Music 1948-1980

Scope and Contents

This sub-series consists of songs written and composed by William Hermanns. Sheet music, lyrics, playbills, associated poems, and a vinyl record for the song, Kommt, Menschen, Laßt uns Brüder sein, are included. Of particular note is Free Men Go Forth, his proposed anthem for the United Nations.

Box 9, Folder 13

Chords undated

Box 9, Folder 14

Free Men Go Forth, Anthem for the United Nations 1949

Box 9, Folder 15

Hochzeit 1977-1980

Box 9, Folder 15

Humanity, we come! c.1949

Box 9

Kommt, Menschen, Laßt uns Brüder sein, vinyl record with sheet music c.1978

Box 9, Folder 16

My Eyes c.1948

Box 9, Folder 17

To the Lover of My Soul undated

Box 9, Folder 18

Unite, Humanity, Unite / Kommt, Menschen, Laßt uns Brüder sein 1978-1979