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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

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    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